FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS

FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS

Top Girls, one of Caryl Churchill's most popular plays, describes the lives of six female characters coming from different centuries. Each of them has their own story to tell, as they have all been victimized by the patriarchal system in the century when they live and have resisted the system w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yap Bie Yong, Jenny M. Djundjung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petra Christian University 2002-01-01
Series:K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature
Subjects:
patriarchal system
male domination
feminism
subordination
resistance
masculine and feminine traits
power relation
institutions
discrimination
Online Access:http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/15492
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Summary:Top Girls, one of Caryl Churchill's most popular plays, describes the lives of six female characters coming from different centuries. Each of them has their own story to tell, as they have all been victimized by the patriarchal system in the century when they live and have resisted the system with different strategies. They either employ roles that are traditionally reserved for men or they adopt the archetypically feminine qualities. Despite their resistance and success, they find themselves unhappy and unsatisfied over their achievements. Thus this raises the question of the effectiveness of the feminist movement.
ISSN:1411-2639

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