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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN ALICE MUNRO’S SHORT STORIES AND THOSE OF ANTON CHEKHOV

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M.A. Thesis

In English Language and Literature

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN ALICE MUNRO’S SHORT STORIES AND THOSE OF ANTON CHEKHOV

This thesis is a comparison of the short stories of Munro and those of Chekhov regarding the motif of woman including self-recognition, her complementary role, and her quest for true identity and all the struggles, trials and errors on the way of gaining self-development. This research follows the method of American school of comparative literature based on thematology because this school is based on analogies and more moderate than the French school which is positivistic and requires direct evidence. Not one other research has been done in this new aspect of the authors’ stories as most of the critics have only compared both authors’ works based on their styles and not on their themes and motifs. This study concludes in both comparing and contrasting the stories and the fact that in all the stories there is a sense of lack on the part of the female character that leads to her quest for iden tity and also her struggles. Other finding of the research is the universality of the female sex for seeking self-recognition and her struggle to prove her identity and potentiality. The selected stories are Munro’s “Lives of Girls and Women”, “Runaway”, “Too Much Happiness” and Chekhov’s “A Lady with a Pet Dog”, “The House with Mezzanine” and “Grasshopper” where all the protagonists and even minor characters are studied for deeper understanding of the works from the specific point of view mentioned above.

Keywords: Alice Munro, Anton Chekhov, Comparative literature, Motif of woman, Identity, Self-recognition, Quest

دسته: زبان شناسی, علوم انسانی برچسب: Anton Chekhov, Comparative literature, Identity, Keywords: Alice Munro, Motif of woman, Quest, Self-recognition

توضیحات

Content Page

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………1

Background of the Study………………………………………………………………….2

1.1.1. Alice Munro’s Life and Work………………………………………………………4

1.1.2 .Anton Chekhov’s Life and Work…………………………………………………10

1.2. Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………..16

1.3 Objective of the Study……………………………………………………………………18

1.4. Review of Literature…………………………………………………………………….19

1.5. Methodology…………………………………………………………………………….26

1.6. Organization…………………………………………………………………………….30

CHAPTER TWO: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………31

2.1. Comparative Literature………………………………………………………………….32

CHAPTER THREE: ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN ALICE MUNRO’S SHORT STORIES………………………………………………..……………33

3.1. Role of Women in History of Canada…………………………………………………..44

3.2. Analysis of Motif of Woman in Alice Munro’s Short Stories…………………………..46

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3.3. Analysis of Lives of Girls and Women…………………………………………………………46

3.4. Analysis of Runaway…………………………………………………………………………….74

3.5. Analysis of Too Much Happiness………………………………………………………………83

CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN CHEKHOV’S SHORT STORIES…………………………………………………………………………..95

4.1. Role of Women in History of Russia……………………………………………………96

4.2. Analysis of Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog…………………………………………99

4.3. Analysis of Chekhov’s The House with Mezzanine: An Artist’s Story………………..103

4.4. Analysis of Chekhov’s The Grasshopper………………………………………………107

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION………………………………………………………117

WORKS CITED………………………………………………………………………….122

PERSIAN ABSTRACT

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN ALICE MUNRO’S SHORT STORIES AND THOSE OF ANTON CHEKHOV

تعداد137صفحه در فایل word

M.A. Thesis

In English Language and Literature

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN ALICE MUNRO’S SHORT STORIES AND THOSE OF ANTON CHEKHOV

Keywords: Alice Munro, Anton Chekhov, Comparative literature, Motif of woman, Identity, Self-recognition, Quest

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Content Page

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………1

Background of the Study………………………………………………………………….2

1.1.1. Alice Munro’s Life and Work………………………………………………………4

1.1.2 .Anton Chekhov’s Life and Work…………………………………………………10

1.2. Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………..16

1.3 Objective of the Study……………………………………………………………………18

1.4. Review of Literature…………………………………………………………………….19

1.5. Methodology…………………………………………………………………………….26

1.6. Organization…………………………………………………………………………….30

CHAPTER TWO: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………31

2.1. Comparative Literature………………………………………………………………….32

CHAPTER THREE: ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN ALICE MUNRO’S SHORT STORIES………………………………………………..……………33

3.1. Role of Women in History of Canada…………………………………………………..44

3.2. Analysis of Motif of Woman in Alice Munro’s Short Stories…………………………..46

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3.3. Analysis of Lives of Girls and Women…………………………………………………………46

3.4. Analysis of Runaway…………………………………………………………………………….74

3.5. Analysis of Too Much Happiness………………………………………………………………83

CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIF OF WOMAN IN CHEKHOV’S SHORT STORIES…………………………………………………………………………..95

4.1. Role of Women in History of Russia……………………………………………………96

4.2. Analysis of Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog…………………………………………99

4.3. Analysis of Chekhov’s The House with Mezzanine: An Artist’s Story………………..103

4.4. Analysis of Chekhov’s The Grasshopper………………………………………………107

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION………………………………………………………117

WORKS CITED………………………………………………………………………….122

PERSIAN ABSTRACT

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