Capstone Project:
Margarita L. Chavez Escobar
Project Tittle: El Bildungsroman femenino en las obras de Rosario Castellanos y Elena Poniatowska / The Female Bildungsroman in the works of Rosario Castellano y Elena Poniatowska
Advisors: Dr. Donaldo Urioste & Dr. Maria Zielina
Project Tittle: El Bildungsroman femenino en las obras de Rosario Castellanos y Elena Poniatowska / The Female Bildungsroman in the works of Rosario Castellano y Elena Poniatowska
Advisors: Dr. Donaldo Urioste & Dr. Maria Zielina
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to define and identify the female Bildungsroman in México. To do this, I will examine the development of the Bildungsroman as a literary genre and discuss the literary theories and tendencies that are associated with it. After discussing the characteristics of this type of narrative I analyze Rito de iniciacion (1969) by Rosario Castellanos, and Hasta no verte Jesus mio (1969) by Elena Poniatowska, two Mexican Bildungsroman that address female protagonists: Cecilia Rojas y Jesusa Palancares. Focusing on these characters I provide an analysis of the Psychological and moral development of each of them to fully understand both the terminology and the practice of the female Bildungsroman.