Women in Pandemic Literature. An Analysis of Resilience and Societal Impact of Female Protagonists

Download or read book Women in Pandemic Literature. An Analysis of Resilience and Societal Impact of Female Protagonists written by Ilayda Can and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Flensburg (Institut für Sprache, Literatur und Medien), course: American Literature, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the role of women in pandemic fiction, focusing on the actions of female protagonists in two novels and their impacts on society during a pandemic. The analysis centers on the depiction of women in Emma Donoghue's "The Pull of the Stars" (2020) and Ling Ma's "Severance" (2018), discussing how the female protagonists, despite the challenges brought on by a pandemic, remain resilient and positively influence society.