individual indentity Flashcards
TBJ: “Just about invulnerable”
“perpetual sneer”
“peach silk dressing gown…the colour of sin”
Alter-ego: Doreen
the sexy alluring and ‘dominant’ option for Esther
she celebrates her femininity in a non-conformist way but in a way that still exists to please or serve men
TBJ: “like a secret voice speaking straight out of my own bones”
“i wish i could crawl into her”
consolidates the idea that Esther sees herself on other female characters, projecting himself into these characters rather than being her own person
S&S: “My feelings are not often shared, not often understood”
Marianne: A reflection of a sense of inability to fit in and unable to express the extent of her personality
S&S: “But he was neither fitted by abilities nor disposition to answer the wishes of his mother and sister, who longed to see him distinguished”
Edward Ferras: highlights how social expectations encroaches on to individual identity AND male freedom
