%0 Journal Article
%T ¡®Gaze¡¯ and ¡®Visuality¡¯ in Jane Austen¡¯s Pride and Prejudice
%A Zolfagharkhani M.
%A Ramezani H.
%J K@ta : a Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature
%D 2012
%I Petra Christian University
%X For many readers, there is no connection between Jane Austen¡¯s novels and the sexualized body. Sexuality in Austen¡¯s novels is never explicit; nonetheless, it permeates every look, gesture, and letter that passes between her lovers. This article aims to reveal the concept of ¡®gaze¡¯, especially female gaze, in Jane Austen¡¯s Pride and Prejudice. According to feminist critics it is psychologically inevitable that women are the sexual objects of men; therefore, they have effectively refused to acknowledge the possibility that a female gaze could exist. Arguably, as it is indicated throughout this article, women are not necessarily rendered mute and inert by the male gaze; in fact, they actively shape and respond to male desire and their gaze encompasses as much authority and power as the male gaze.
%K Gender
%K gaze
%K visuality
%U http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/18500