In this paper I will demonstrate
to the reader Twain's feminist portrayal of women, the way he builds their
characters, and the way he himself treats them in his novels. I will mainly
discuss two dominant women in two of Mark Twains works, 'Laura' from The
Gilded Age and 'Roxy' from Pudd'nhead Wilson; showing that it is not
only in one isolated book does he have feminist ideas but that it is a pattern
of his. Both of these women are portrayed as women who have taken the courage
to act, think, break out of the box and conventional place of women, and be
responsible for their own lives.
Table of
contents:
Introduction                                                                            Â
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The portrayal of Roxy                                                             3
The portrayal of Laura                                                            Â
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Conclusion                                                                             Â
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Bibliography                                                                           13
