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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doaj-42d6ffe0faa74869b1e1f727d24513372020-11-25T00:15:59ZengPetra Christian UniversityK@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature1411-26392002-01-0142160178FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLSYap Bie YongJenny M. DjundjungTop 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. http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/15492patriarchal systemmale dominationfeminismsubordinationresistancemasculine and feminine traitspower relationinstitutionsdiscrimination |
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Yap Bie Yong Jenny M. Djundjung FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature patriarchal system male domination feminism subordination resistance masculine and feminine traits power relation institutions discrimination |
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FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS |
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FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS |
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FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS |
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FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS |
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FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE OF CROSS-GENDER POWER RELATION IN CARYL CHURCHILL'S TOP GIRLS |
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feminist perspective of cross-gender power relation in caryl churchill's top girls |
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Petra Christian University |
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K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature |
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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. |
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patriarchal system male domination feminism subordination resistance masculine and feminine traits power relation institutions discrimination |
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