Unfolding Layers of Womanhood: Roald Dahl's Matilda

master's thesis

• Author: Iva Turčin
• Mentor: Krunoslav Mikulan (mentor)
• Committee member: Vladimir Legac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Predrag Oreški (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Krunoslav Mikulan (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-07-09, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Comparative Literature

Abstract

In this thesis, the female characters in the children’s novel Matilda, by Roald Dahl, will be analysed. The thesis is divided into four main parts: a biography of Roald Dahl and a brief overview of his works, the emergence and development of the feminist movement and the development of feminist literary criticism, an overview of patriarchal ideology in society and its impact on literature.
The first part of the thesis presents a brief overview of Dahl's life which was filled with difficult moments and great losses. Tragedies from Dahl’s life are often visible in his works.
The second part of the paper presents a historical overview of the feminist movement and its influence on the development of feminist literary criticism.
The third part of the paper analyses the foundations of patriarchal ideology and shows its influence on society and the development of female and male characters in literature.
Finally, the fourth part of the paper will show the influence of patriarchal ideology in Matilda’s novel. Furthermore, four main female characters will be analysed: Matilda, Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull and Mrs Wormwood.

Abstract (croatian)

U ovome radu, analizirat će se ženski likovi dječjeg romana Matilda, autora Roalda Dahla. Rad je podijeljen na četiri glavna dijela: biografija Roalda Dahla i kratki pregled njegovih djela, nastanak i razvoj feminističkog pokreta te razvoj feminističke knjižene kritike, pregled patrijarhalne ideologije u društvu i njezin utjecaj na književnost te prikaz patrijarhalne ideologije i analiza ženskih likova u romanu Matilda.
Prvi dio rada prikazuje kratki pregled Dahlovog života koji je bio ispunjen teškim trenutcima i velikim gubitcima. Tragedije iz Dahlovog života često su vidljive u njegovim djelima.
Drugi dio rada prikazuje povijesni pregled feminističkog pokreta te njegov utjecaj na razvoj feminističke književne kritike.
Treći dio rada analizira temelje patrijarhalne ideologije te prikazuje njezin utjecaj na društvo i razvoj ženskih i muških likova u književnosti.
Na posljetku, četvrti dio rada prikazat će utjecaj patrijarhalne ideologije u romanu Matilda. Nadalje, analizirat će se četiri glavna ženska lika: Matilda, Gospođica Slatkić (eng. Miss Honey), Gospođica Grozobrad (eng. Miss Trunchbull) i Gospođa Papričić (eng. Mrs Wormwood).

• Keywords: Roald Dahl; patriarchal ideology; feminist literary criticism; female characters
• Keywords (croatian): Roald Dahl; patrijarhalna ideologija; feministička književna kritika; ženski likovi
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:996381
• Study programme: Title: Integrated undergraduated university study with english language and german language; specializations in: English language, Deutsche sprache; Course: English language; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja (magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-07-15 09:02:53