THE WRATH OF MERRY LEVOV: MOTHER/DAUGHTER CHAOS IN PHILIP ROTH’S AMERICAN PASTORAL
THE WRATH OF MERRY LEVOV: MOTHER/DAUGHTER CHAOS IN PHILIP ROTH’S AMERICAN PASTORAL
Author(s): Gabriela GlăvanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: crisis; domestic terrorism; mother/daughter relationship; terrorism in literature; the American Dream; violence;
Summary/Abstract: The paper explores the mother/daughter crisis in Philip Roth’s American Pastoral in order to critically question the cardinal role of the pivotal role paternal and patriarchal elements play in the novel. My aim is to reveal the narrative strategies that expose the pitfalls of Dawn Dwyer’s archetypal role and her contribution to the articulation of Merry’s inexplicable trajectory as a domestic terrorist.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 181-188
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English