Abstract
This present paper examines Ibsen’s A Doll’s House from the viewpoint of gender differences in the use of language by the characters in the play, and the way the lives of the characters are affected by the use of language. The study concludes that the prevalent ideologies in the society define the gender roles that stimulate women to maintain intimacy and connection and men to preserve their independence and status. However, females break this connection when they tend to preserve their identity and individuality instead of maintaining connection. The analysis of the selected text, from the play, is carried out through using Discourse analysis tools like Identity Building Tool, Turn Taking and Holding Floor, Story Telling, Empty Adjectives, Intensifiers. Tannen’s theory of Genderlect Styles and Althusser’s concept of Ideological State Apparatuses have been used to draw the conclusion.
Highlights
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House has received multiple approaches. (Finch; 2011, Aulakh; Baseer et al, 2013, 2015) concentrating on feminism, the rights and liberation of women
This present paper examines Ibsen’s A Doll’s House from the viewpoint of gender differences in the use of language by the characters in the play, and the way the lives of the characters are affected by the use of language
Theoretical framework The current study examines Ibsen’s A Doll’s House from the viewpoint of discourse analysis
Summary
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House has received multiple approaches. (Finch; 2011, Aulakh; Baseer et al, 2013, 2015) concentrating on feminism, the rights and liberation of women. The study concludes that the prevalent ideologies in the society define the gender roles that stimulate women to maintain intimacy and connection and men to preserve their independence and status. Tannen’s theory established the “difference approach’ in language use (according to which male- female conversation is ‘cross cultural’), in gendered discourse.
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