Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/164124
Title: FEMINISM AND THE ALLURE OF THE MONSTER-WOMAN ROMANCE
Authors: KYLIE WONG
Issue Date: 11-Nov-2019
Citation: KYLIE WONG (2019-11-11). FEMINISM AND THE ALLURE OF THE MONSTER-WOMAN ROMANCE. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: In this paper, I examine four novels that revolve around the romance between a human woman and a male monster. Taking a wider view on the romance genre in general, I identify the main issues which concern women in their heterosexual romantic relationships: capitalism, gendered expectations, and the maternal function. Using these issues to guide my thesis, I examine the way monster-woman romances navigate these problems, and reveal the implicit criticisms levelled against the patriarchy in such narratives. In my exploration of why monster-woman romances have experienced a surge of popularity in recent years, I delve into the psychological aspects of female attraction to male monsters, and how the relationship between monster and human has opened up the possibility of discovering a different symbolic order within which women can redefine the symbolically unequal relations between male and female into one that is predicated on equality.
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/164124
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