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The daughters of Persephone: Defilement as a rite of passage in Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire

dc.contributor.advisor Haydock, Nickolas
dc.contributor.author Ortiz, Lorainne
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Art en_US
dc.contributor.committee Chansky, Ricia A.
dc.contributor.committee Kothe, Ana M.
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Rodríguez, Grisell
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-19T20:18:53Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-19T20:18:53Z
dc.date.issued 2021-05-13
dc.description.abstract Persephone's abduction and descent to the Underworld is certainly a tragedy. However, this event impulses her to become queen of her own hell, turning the situation in her favor. In a similar way, contemporary popular culture texts, such as A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin and its television adaptation Game of Thrones by David Benioff and Dan Weiss, retell ancient classical myths through feminist lenses. In my Thesis, I analyze the narrative arc of Sansa Stark and Daenerys Targaryen’s trajectory by questioning the influence of the male gaze, the way storytellers use violence as a catalyst to agency for female characters, and whether female characters are celebrated or restrained for transgressing binaries established by a patriarchal society. en_US
dc.description.abstract El secuestro y descenso al Inframundo de Perséfone en la mitología Griega es ciertamente una tragedia. No obstante, este evento la impulsa a convertirse en reina de su propio infierno, tornando la historia a su favor. En una forma similar, textos contemporáneos de la cultura popular, como Canción de Hielo y Fuego de George R. R. Martin y su adaptación televisiva Juego de Tronos de David Benioff y Dan Weiss, recuentan este clásico mito antiguo a través de lentes feministas. En mi Tesis, analizo el arco narrativo de la trayectoria de Sansa Stark y Daenerys Targaryen cuestionando la influencia de la mirada masculina, la forma en que los autores o productores usan violencia como el catalítico que las impulsa a tener agencia sobre sus vidas, y si los personajes femeninos que traspasan los binomios establecidos por la sociedad patriarcal son celebrados o restringidos. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2021 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2757
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights CC0 1.0 Universal *
dc.rights.holder (c) 2021 Lorainne Ortiz en_US
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ *
dc.subject Persephone en_US
dc.subject Game of Thrones en_US
dc.subject A Song of Ice and Fire en_US
dc.subject Feminism en_US
dc.subject Mythology en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Martin, George R. R. -- Song of ice and fire -- Characters en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Game of thrones ( Televidson program) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Martin, George R. R. -- Criticism and interpretation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Persephone (Greek deity) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Feminism and literature en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Violence in women en_US
dc.title The daughters of Persephone: Defilement as a rite of passage in Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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