Beware for they are fearless: Finding female power and agency in Gothic literature
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2025-04-25
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This thesis examines female agency, voice, and power amidst the patriarchal framework of Gothic literature. While Gothic literature often depicts traditional gender roles, it simultaneously allows women to challenge the limitations placed on them and redefine their identities. This thesis examines Frankenstein, The Castle of Otranto, and Jane Eyre to uncover how women are able to assert their voices amidst restrictive social parameters through the use of Gothic serving as a medium for exploring women’s empowerment amidst oppressive societal environments. Through the use of the uncanny, grotesque, and destabilized power structures the Gothic fiction provides a space in which women are able to find their voice agency amidst social structures that continually seeks to silence them.
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English