Essays Tagged: "El Capitan"

This is an essay regarding the theme of symbolism in Rosario Ferre's work The Youngest Doll. The specific theme is the use of dolls as a representation of women.

dolls in her writing to symbolize the methods in which society holds down women in Puerto Rico as well as throughout the world. In "The Youngest Doll," Ferré sets the precedent that dolls are ... ept that it is not only men but women who view the female in a diminished sense. This is further developed when the aunt states, "She would reassure the grooms by explaining to them that the doll was ...

(2 pages) 29 0 4.5 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature