Machismo and masochism in Ernest Hemingway
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
English
First Advisor's Name
Bruce Harvey
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Richard Sugg
Third Advisor's Name
Mary Free
Date of Defense
6-22-2001
Abstract
The thesis seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge in literary gender studies by probing the conflicting views of masculinity found in the work of Ernest Hemingway. The major texts, The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), Death in the Afternoon (1932), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Garden of Eden (1986), demonstrate a pattern which can be identified with elements often referred to as "androgynous." Masochism, as a core component of this "androgyny," will be isolated and explored. Drawing upon both psychoanalytical and literary commentators, this study locates Hemingway's work within a tradition of literary masochism. Recent scholars differ as to the potential social benefits of this tradition. Although Hemingway employs certain themes and devices associated with literary masochism, this study argues that one should not associate these with a progressive view of gender. Hemingway's commitment to a more traditional concept of masculinity outweighs the subversive, socio-sexual implications of his "androgyny."
Identifier
FI15101343
Recommended Citation
Fantina, Richard, "Machismo and masochism in Ernest Hemingway" (2001). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3249.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3249
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