La dama de blanco: Marian Halcombe, o jaque mate al empoderamiento de la mujer
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https://doi.org/10.24197/ersjes.43.2022.157-181Palabras clave:
empoderamiento de la mujer, feminismo, discurso patriarcal victoriano, Wilkie Collins, The Woman in WhiteResumen
La retórica fraudulenta de Wilkie Collins contra la opresión patriarcal Victoriana se manifiesta a través de la utilización que éste haceel personaje de Marian Halcombe, quien no representa un modelo alcanzable del empoderamiento femenino, sino de la subordinación de la mujer. Marian, que se enfrenta al discurso patriarcal Victoriano jugando un simbólico juego de ajedrez con Fosco y Collins, acaba siendo inevitablemente disciplinada, domada y transformada en el perfecto “Ángel de la Casa.” Al término de la novela, ni los roles de género han cambiado ni se ha alcanzado la igualdad, sino que se ha inducido a las lectoras femeninas a aceptar que la resignación, el sacrificio y la sumisión son las únicas alternativas posibles.
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