Publication Date

6-1969

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

George McCelvey, Addie Hilliard, Kenneth Clarke

Degree Program

Department of English

Degree Type

Master of Arts

Abstract

An examination of Conrad's life will provide one with insight into the revelation of his women characters. The following novels and short stories, investigated in this study, will reveal Conrad's portrayal of the woman, her characteristics and associated imagery, and her role in his works to unveil his all-encompassing philosophy of life: Almayer's Folly, The Arrow of Gold, Chance, Lord Jim, Nostromo, An Outcast of the Islands, The Rescue, The Rover, The Secret Agent, Under Western Eyes, Victory, "Amy Foster," "The Brute," "The End of the Tether," "Freya of the Seven Isle," "The Heart of Darkness," "The Idiots," "The Planter of Malata," "The Return," "A Smile of Fortune," and "Tomorrow.

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature | Literature in English, British Isles

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