THE (TRANS)FORMATION OF ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS: REPRESENTATIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN JOYCE CAROL OATES'S SOLSTICE AND FREAKY GREEN EYES

This essay illustrates how literary depictions of-and society's views about-abusive relationships have changed since the 1980's. This change becomes clear by, among other things, how Oates leaves the ending of Solstice ambiguous and, to some critics, frustratingly indeterminate, but conclu...

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Published inJournal of the Institute of Justice and International Studies no. 9; p. 124
Main Author Humann, Heather Duerre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warrensburg University of Central Missouri 01.01.2009
Subjects
Conflicts
Debates
Domestic violence
Husbands
Law enforcement
Novels
Society
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Summary:This essay illustrates how literary depictions of-and society's views about-abusive relationships have changed since the 1980's. This change becomes clear by, among other things, how Oates leaves the ending of Solstice ambiguous and, to some critics, frustratingly indeterminate, but concludes Freaky Green Eyes by resolving many of the book's dilemmas. Their dissimilar endings help to signal a paradigm shift in the way views about domestic violence have changed over the almost 20 years between their publication dates. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1538-7909
1538-7917