The result of the comparative analysis of two works shows that despite the different periods in which these works were situated, they put forward similar concerns regarding women’s oppressed position in private and public lives while expressing it from different literary devices.
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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to explore Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s novel Herland (1915) and Joanna Russ’s short story “When It Changed” (1972) with the comparative method in order to determine the similarities and differences between the feminist approaches of two authors and thus seeks to find and reveal the reasons underneath these similarities and differences.
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Key Findings & Data:Accordingly, quotations taken from two works are analyzed in parallel with each other.
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Conclusion & Impact:The result of the comparative analysis of two works shows that despite the different periods in which these works were situated, they put forward similar concerns regarding women’s oppressed position in private and public lives while expressing it from different literary devices.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Feminism · Herland · When It Changed
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This study aims to explore Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s novel Herland (1915) and Joanna Russ’s short story “When It Changed” (1972) with the comparative method in order to determine the similarities and differences between the feminist approaches of two authors and thus seeks to find and reveal the reasons underneath these similarities and differences. Accordingly, quotations taken from two works are analyzed in parallel with each other. The result of the comparative analysis of two works shows that despite the different periods in which these works were situated, they put forward similar concerns regarding women’s oppressed position in private and public lives while expressing it from different literary devices.
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