“Rebellion and Awakening” under the Gaze: The Shifting Perspective of Female Characters in The Case of a Missing Seventeen and Gone Girl
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper probes into the transformation process and the deep meaning of the female characters in The Case of a Missing Seventeen and Gone Girl.The research shows that Wang Di and Amy realize the transformation from "being gazed at" to "gazer" through the disappearance in the Chinese and Western cultural backgrounds respectively.Wang Di's secret resistance reflects the traditional culture's suppression of women's self-awareness, while Amy controls the development of the story through carefully planned strategies, revealing the complex position of women in the marriage system.These two works show the struggle and breakthrough of women in the gender power structure, and emphasize the necessity of gender equality consciousness.Through a detailed study of role analysis and narrative strategies, this paper provides a new perspective for understanding the survival and growth of modern women in gender relations.
Author: YAN Fang-tong
Institution: Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408088046