Roman Fever: Gender Criticism and Deconstructionist Criticism
“Roman Fever” written by Edith Wharton is a very realistic story that takes place in Rome, the main characters in the story are women. This story is able to incorporate relationships between women, mothers and daughters, and women’s sexuality. Wharton is able to identify and develop the characters’ connections not only as American women, but what dangers they may have faced as young women in Rome.
While most critics would write utilizing the avenue of Gender Criticism when analyzing this story, stating the obvious. I choose to look at the less obvious, those subtle, unspoken words in the story. I will show examples of Deconstruction Criticism.
At first when you read the story
“Roman Fever” written by Edith Wharton is a very realistic story that takes place in Rome, the main characters in the story are women. This story is able to incorporate relationships between women, mothers and daughters, and women’s sexuality. Wharton is able to identify and develop the characters’ connections not only as American women, but what dangers they may have faced as young women in Rome.
While most critics would write utilizing the avenue of Gender Criticism when analyzing this story, stating the obvious. I choose to look at the less obvious, those subtle, unspoken words in the story. I will show examples of Deconstruction Criticism.
At first when you read the story