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his 3 page paper looks at 1925 work “The House Without A Key” considering the way women are presenting, discussing whether they are shown s autonomous individuals or presented as in a way that is characteristic of the patriarchal society of the time. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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is that women are autonomous characters, free of constants and a forward looking view for the age in which the tale was written (1925). However, when looking deeper, there
is also a sting argument that this may have an autonomous female character but in reality it is written from a male perspective and reflect the patriarchal society in which
it was written. The main female character is Miss Minerva, an unmarried woman in her fifties who has travelled and likes her freedom. She is portrayed as going against tradition,
she has travelled alone and the fact that her nephew, John Quincy is being sent by his mother to try and persuade hr to come home is indicative that she
has a strong opinion of her own and will do as she pleases. Indeed, when looking at Quincy Bigger tells us "when his mother had put this preposterous notion into
his head. Preposterous--it was all of that. Travelling five thousand miles just as a gentle hint to Aunt Minerva to return to her calm, well-ordered Life". The fact that
this is seen as preposterous shows the reader that she will not be easily persuaded, this is also backed up with the assessment of the likelihood of her return "And
was there any chance that his strong-minded relative would take the hint? Not one in a thousand". This all shows an autonomous woman, strong and independent. However we can
also argue that there are certain elements that lead us to believe that even with this characterisation Bigger was still holding onto the patriarchal stereotypes. It was a female relative
that sent Quincy over to hint to her that she should come home, demonstrating that Miss Minerva may be seen as an unusual character rather than a woman behaving in
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