Jane Eyre and Matilda; a discussion of intersectionality, class and gender

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dc.contributor.advisorLouttit, C.J.J.
dc.contributor.advisorPelt, N.T. van
dc.contributor.authorHeijden, D.G.J. van der
dc.date.issued2020-08-24
dc.description.abstractThis thesis looks at the intersection of class and gender in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847) and Roald Dahl’s Matilda (1988). It consists of one chapter with background information on class and gender in the nineteenth century and the late 1980s, one chapter that discusses class discourse in both novels, and one chapter that looks at gender in Jane Eyre and Matilda. This thesis uses the concept of intersectionality to show that it is not possible to discuss gender in Jane Eyre without taking class into account and that Matilda has a classist undertone because it is written from the point of view of a young girl with class prejudice. Furthermore, it demonstrates that a lot of the ideas surrounding gender present in both novels originate from class values and that the novels share a rebellious spirit in breaking down gender expectations and girls helping each other through injustice.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/10971
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationEngelse taal en cultuuren_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeBachelor Engelse taal en cultuuren_US
dc.thesis.typeBacheloren_US
dc.titleJane Eyre and Matilda; a discussion of intersectionality, class and genderen_US
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