%0 Journal Article
%T Susan¡¯s De-Marginalization in <i>Foe</i> from the Perspective of Feminism
%A Meichun Xue
%A Hanxiao Song
%A Hongmei Yang
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 10
%N 6
%P 1-9
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2023
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1110287
%X Coetzee¡¯s <i>Foe</i>, the rewriting of <i>Robinson Crusoe</i>, tells a story about how Susan, a female castaway and a character absent in Defoe¡¯s original text, challenges Crusoe and <i>Foe</i>, and how she pursues the right to speak for Friday. As a marginalized woman in the patriarchal society, the process of de-marginalization of Susan is a topic worth exploring. Thus, with the assistance of Beauvoir¡¯s existential feminism, this thesis attempts to explore Susan¡¯s de-marginalization in novel <i>Foe</i> through analyzing the crescendo of Susan¡¯s voice and Susan¡¯s quest for authorship. The study draws a conclusion that Susan¡¯s gradual loud voice from silence to cryout and the process of Susan¡¯s quest for authorship illustrate that the process of her de-marginalization in patriarchal society is successful because of the awakening of her feminine consciousness and her transformation from ¡°the Other¡± to ¡°the Self¡± during the process. In addition, this paper can provide a new perspective on women¡¯s de-marginalization in literature.
%K Foe
%K Susan
%K De-Marginalization
%K Beauvoir¡¯s Existential Feminism
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6797054