Feminine M(other) Nature in Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges are not the Only Fruit
Feminine M(other) Nature in Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges are not the Only Fruit

Summary/Abstract: In Feminine (m)other nature in Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges are not the Only Fruit my purpose is to show that although grotesque, monstrous and queer, the feminine character can overcome all the obstacles in creating the woman self in a highly religious society. In order to support these ideas, I will rely on the theoretical lines of Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnival, gothic and grotesque with as a literary trope with reference to the secondary meanings of the grotesque as a tool to explain the character’s self formation in relation to society’s norms, values, morals and beliefs. At the same time, I will refer to Paulina Palme’s explanation on the coming out novel and issues related to same sex drives and love within postmodern feminine novel. My paper will attempt to show that all boundaries, either mental or physical can be crossed and fulfillment can be achieved for female sexuality and (m)other nature.

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