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[Abstract] [PDF]
The objective of this research was to study the perspective of women from the Queen?s Confession by Vitoria
Holt and the Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. The analytical method from two novels, the history, patriarchy concept and
feminism were participating in this investigation. Then, have been using the 4 conceptual flame works to analyse the
women's role, women?s values, social disparity or inequality and other social factors. The results were found that; 1)
the concept of the women?s role, especially, the political bargaining can be seen in The Queens?s Confession, but in
The Good Earth, the women were an exploitation tool for their family only. In contrary, the being a follower; both of
two novels were similar ideas in the ?hold an arranged marriage?. Moreover, in the genealogy aspect, the women of
two novels had the same status in order to produce heirs for the male?s family and taking care the family too.
Furthermore, with the women?s values aspect, 2) it was obviously found in the Queen?s Confession, especially the main
characters were bullied in an ethnicity. But in the Chinese society under the concept of ?the body under an
orchestration?, can be initiated from the women, who were suffering in a value of beauty at the foot binding. Besides,
3) in the concept of the social disparity; the women tyrannical by the social class and gender, can be found with the
high and low social status of the woman. Also, in the concept of the women under the social pressure; both of two
novels had the same believes in the patriarchal concept. It is no great surprise that the man was also a big person of the
family from the past until now. Lastly, in the aspect of other elements of society effect women; mainly in the moral
and customary front, it used to be a strong social frame to control the women of two novels that did not do whatever
by herself, but permitted women in the family role only.
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