So my proposed topic is “Gender Roles and Sexual Identity in The Great Gatsby, Mrs Dalloway, and Sons and Lovers”. In general reading, male domination, class, illicit affair, sexual dissatisfaction and desire, mysterious behavior, infidelity, etc. are found in The Great Gatsby; and Lovers; self, gender, femininity, the inadequacy of traditional gender roles, madness, sexual repression, representation of female characters, etc. found in Mrs Dalloway; and feminine domination, hegemonic masculinity, the phallic imagination, affair, etc. found in Sons and Lovers – all are associated with my proposed topic. My research will examine the way how gender role becomes very important for the class, relationship, and feminism, which ultimately lead to the sexuality in variations and make us very interested to know the characters’ true sexual identity of each text. I feel the critical strengths and areas of expertise of the U of S English faculty would especially suit and facilitate my proposed area of
So my proposed topic is “Gender Roles and Sexual Identity in The Great Gatsby, Mrs Dalloway, and Sons and Lovers”. In general reading, male domination, class, illicit affair, sexual dissatisfaction and desire, mysterious behavior, infidelity, etc. are found in The Great Gatsby; and Lovers; self, gender, femininity, the inadequacy of traditional gender roles, madness, sexual repression, representation of female characters, etc. found in Mrs Dalloway; and feminine domination, hegemonic masculinity, the phallic imagination, affair, etc. found in Sons and Lovers – all are associated with my proposed topic. My research will examine the way how gender role becomes very important for the class, relationship, and feminism, which ultimately lead to the sexuality in variations and make us very interested to know the characters’ true sexual identity of each text. I feel the critical strengths and areas of expertise of the U of S English faculty would especially suit and facilitate my proposed area of