cat’s ability to conceal itstrue name is indeed prominent in many narratives.
In Puss in Boots, the cat's real name is never disclosed.
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In turn, then, many feminist critics have justifiably developed analysesthat focus on the mirror’s role in subjugating women.
maybe as an intro to this article?
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themirrors are extensions of the Marquis, watching the young woman when heis away
definitely can make a connection to the ring here.
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patriarchal hostility of the mirror tofemale subjectivity and the ways in which the mirror can support the devel-opment of that subjectivity.
may be able to relate this to the male gaze felt in the reflective nature of the ring?
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Fairly recent.
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Footnote
Provides more information on certain references.
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Carter's story works against essentialist accounts of gender and the visual
Ties back to thesis.
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but rather as a disempoweredmale figure.
He serves to emphasizes the dominant traits in the Marquis by containing the opposite qualities.
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by contrast with the Marquis' self-centred character, focused only on turningothers into objects of visual pleasure
gender norms?
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Alternatives to the Gaze
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sexual difference
difference in gender norms
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sacrifices her project of playing the piano
The blind piano tuner does not force her to sacrifice her piano playing like the Marquis.
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herfreedom
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which she internalises.
Or did the author not find this painting of common enough relation to the rest of the items on the list?
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In Carter's story, the numerous images that the Marquis provides for his wife, such as the painting ofSaint Cecilia and the mirror-scene at the opera, function in a similar way
Linking the two points together.
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She shows that violence is not always and straightforwardly abhorrent and repellent, but alsosometimes seductive and opaque
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I sensed in myself a potentiality forcorruption that took my breath away
He believed he could "corrupt" her innocence, and so, when he looked at her in this way, she instilled in herself this belief as well.
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control
I'm not sure he is presenting her with a promise of control. More status than control. She is not in control of anything once he has her at his castle.
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Seduction through Narcissism
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dangerous curiosity
relates to the thesis of gender norms/gender stereotypes
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she is playing his game of desire
His sudden change of plans is just another way for him to control the situation.
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selfish desire and the pornographic sense of wanting to see everything
Although the beginning of this scene may seem to indicate his "sense of wanting to see everything," he seems less amused by the act than the author of this article is conveying. The short story even states that as he undressed her, he was not in a hurry, and he in fact was "weary."
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Further confirmation of the Marquis' scopophilia can be found in the sexual confrontations between himand his bride, which highlight the pornographic nature of his way of seeing.
This topic sentence introduces the next subsection of this headed section.
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show how it manifests itself in multiple ways, andto communicate both its violence and its seductiveness to us
The ring being possessed by his watchful eye in a nearly supernatural way is an example of how the male gaze has manifested itself into her subconcious.
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normality
The part that I disagree with is that the author of this article claims that this scene is meant to show the normality of his gaze being violent, but there is nothing normal about this moment. If it was completely normal to the protagonist, she would not have taken such note of his gaze. He also is unaware of her ability to see him. It can be assumed that he would not act the same way if he knew she could see him. Thus, he does not even find his gaze "normal."
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m]ost striking about this fetish is its paradoxical potential for castrating (death bystrangulation) and at the same time concealing castration
This makes sense because the necklace both signifies castration as well as conceals the marks of abuse.
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fear of her becoming an independent subject, fear of her sexual difference, perhaps even fear ofcastration
This does not seem clear to me. The husband's attempt to have her transform into a purely visual being is for his own selfish desires, not because he is afraid of her becoming independent. He is not afraid of her because he thinks he is in complete control, something that ultimately leads to his demise.
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It is thus a metaphor for her husband's desire to turn her into a visualobject and to coerce her into adopting his surveying perspective of her.
This might be true to a certain extent, but this particular moment in the story's main purpose was to show that the ring was reminding her of the confinement it dealt. The stress it caused was so strong that she could barely be soothed by the one thing that always provided solace.
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An illustration of the way in which the Marquis fetishizes his bride can be seen in the lavish clothes andjewellery that he gives her
This is true but I think his fetish also becomes apparent by the way he talks to her, especially when he uses a sort of "baby talk."
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from the gaze of others
This is strange to me because it is evident by the way he presents himself as somewhat reserved and the physical location of his house being isolated from the world that he prefers privacy over the spotlight.
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The Marquis' scopophilia is established in several important ways, including the history of his previouswives, his adorning of his young bride, his way of looking at her, and his obsession with pornography
This is a strong topic sentence that firmly establishes the viewpoint of the author.
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Fetishistic Voyeurism
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I will begin byanalysing the Marquis as fetishistic voyeur and then turn to the young bride's way of looking in order toexamine how it is that she is seduced by her husband's way of seeing, given that it is so violent. In theconclusion, I will look at the two alternatives to this visual economy of voyeurism and identification
Another road map
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identifying with the self-images he offers her.
She "sees" herself for the first time as an innocent young girl when he has her wear the ruby necklace. The innocence she sees in herself is a reflection of his own view of her.
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differences in terms of the visual.
motif
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Carter sets up the relationship between the Marquis and his young bride as one that is typical within apatriarchal society: the man assumes an active and dominant role whilst his bride is positioned as passiveand timid.
This topic sentence presents a new subject which is more arguable.
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help to ground the story in material reality
This is the purpose of Carter's alterations to the original story, or at least part of the purpose.
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Carter makes a number of changes to the tale of Bluebeard.
This topic sentence serves as a topic summary for the next few paragraphs.
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Thirdly, Carter fleshes out the character of the "worthy man" from the fairy tale, giving him a moresubstantial role in her story.
This is a continuation of the previous paragraph's topic
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Secondly, the theme ofcautioning women about the desire for knowledge (linked to the myths of Pandora and Eve) is revealed as afiction that supports the hegemony of male desire and the inequalities of patriarchal society.
This can be argued against saying that the internal battle that the marking of the young girl with the blood on the key still showed that her curiosity was her near demise.
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Carter's short story takes up both of these themes but gives them a feminist twist.
This topic sentence carries a bit more weight than the last one.
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Before commencing my analysis, some background information about the story is useful to note.
Topic sentence. This one is not particularly strong as it is not meant to state an argument.
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Bluebeard and The Bloody Chamber
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My analysis will look at two forms ofvision that relate to gendered identity, examining both the pleasure and the violence of such ways of seeing,and will conclude by considering the alternatives that Carter's short story offers to such a violent economyof vision.
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which looking and being looked atare the central focus
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Since tales are thus "embedded in social and materialconditions" (Warner xvii), they are perfectly suited for the interrogation of the kind of issues thatpreoccupied Carter, such as the deconstruction of gender norms and ways of seeing
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AbstractSince tales are thus "embedded in social and material conditions" (Warner xvii), they are perfectly suited forthe interrogation of the kind of issues that preoccupied Carter, such as the deconstruction of gender normsand ways of seeing. 2 One dominant aspect of Carter's oeuvre is a concern with the visual. [...]the theme ofcaution in marriage is shown to be haunted or complicated by the privileged status of masculinity - forexample, the young woman is rescued from poverty by her wealthy husband.
This is the abstract which basically is talking about how Carter's views are reflected in her work, especially those regarding gender norms.
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A Scopophiliac Fairy Tale: DeconstructingNormative Gender in Angela Carter's "The BloodyChamber"
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