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Tragic Causes of the Heroine in Wide Sargasso Sea

Miaoxin Wang

Abstract


As a descendant of a former slave owner, the female protagonist of Wide Sargasso Sea, Public Security Towanet, lives between
white and black people, but suffers from the dual exclusion of black and white society. She has been unable to integrate with either party and
deeply troubled by her racial orientation. As a woman, she lives in a patriarchal society and is deeply oppressed by racism and patriarchy. It
can be said that Antoinettes life was lonely and tragic. This article interprets Antoinettes tragic experience and analyzes how colonial women
are marginalized under the dual oppression of patriarchy and colonialism, losing their voice but unwilling to resist fate and pursue the power
of happiness and freedom. At the same time, reveal the true cause of his tragic life: the dual oppression under colonial hegemony and patriarchal society.

Keywords


Wide Sargasso Sea; Patriarchy; Class consciousness; Female discourse power

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