“In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other”– J.M. Coetzee.
***My paper is written for an English graduate seminar on the works of J.M. Coetzee. It attempts to discuss how the concept of gender and feminism are part of a larger commentary on life in Post Apartheid South Africa. ***
Table of Contents
I. Introduction 1-2
II. Masculinity as a (Sometimes) Primary…Force: Magda 2-9
III. Masculinity as a (Often-Times) Primary…Force: Lucy 9-13
IV. One Is Not Born a Woman: Lucy and Madga Together 13-20
V. In Conclusion: Change and Gender as Social Commentary 20-21
VI. Works Cited 22-23
(L)Imitations of Freedom 