An Analysis Of Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres
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Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres tells a dark tale of a corrupt
patriarchal society which operates through concealment. It is a story in
which the characters attempt to manipulate one another through the secrets
they possess and the subsequent revelation of those secrets. In her novel,
Smiley give ....
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.... privileged in women include silence and
subordination. Ginny is acceptable as a woman as long as she remains
"oblivious" (121). She is allowed to disagree with men, contingent upon
her doing so without fighting (104). Ultimately, her opinion as a woman
remains irrelevant. Ginny remarks, "of course it was silly to talk about
'my po int of view.' When my father asserted his point of view, mine
vanished" (176). When she makes the "mistake" of crossing her father, she
is referred to as a "bitch ....
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