Volume II Special Issue VII July 2022

Name of Author : M V Mary Siniya, Dr. S. Uma Maheswari

Title of the paper : Masculine and Feminine – The Rendition of Gender in Hemingways The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms

Abstract: Ernest Hemingway, an American novelist had philosophic ideas about gender. The Motive of this paper is to study, examine and depict gender roles in Ernest Hemingway’s Novels, The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms. This analysis theoretical tools such as the theory of performativity and conceptualization of feminist critical discourse analysis. Hemingway himself, sometimes described as a “he-man” of the lost generation, was complicit in marketing himself as a tough male and created masculine characters with a strong masculine persona. This analysis shows further that the women of Hemingway’s novels are both women conforming to gender roles, expected from them during this time, but also women with their agency. The novel demonstrates that gender norms in Hemingway are both affirmed and challenged by rendering them problematic.

Keywords : Masculinity; Femininity; Discourse Analysis; Performativity

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Page Number : 35-40