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
Recommended Citation
Yates, Mary, "Joseph Conrad's Feminine Mystique" (1969). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3021.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3021