Fragmenting and defragmenting gender identity: An analysis of intersex gender identity performance in Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex
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چکیده
Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel Middlesex is a hermaphrodite coming-of-age narrative often critiqued in the literary field for its depiction of unstable gender identity performance from intersex perspective. The depicts main protagonist, Cal, as having an throughout narrative, performing his ways that conform to extreme heteronormative standards. However, little scholarly attention given how Cal’s fragmented this portrayal and exploration performances allows defragmentation identity. This paper aims highlight metamorphosis Middlesex, working through their various states using Irvine Goffman’s presentation self Judith Butler’s theory. Selected instances childhood, adolescence adulthood were textually analysed examine norms conformed each performance. during childhood standards feminine beauty, female heterosexuality, biology. young Cal begins exploring identities, allowing onset metamorphosis. During adulthood, presented masculine appearance, male heteronormativity, It dramatic stabilise present condition stable perspective novel’s should be.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the International Conference on multidisciplinary Research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1694-3597', '1694-3600']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26803/myres.2022.17