Citation

Zhao K. Theory and Practice in Language Studies 2012; 2(8): 1651-1655.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012)

DOI

10.4304/tpls.2.8.1651-1655

PMID

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Abstract

Doris lessing is the famous contemporary British writer and novelist. Her well-known short story To Room Nineteen tells Susan, an intelligent woman, is lost in the chaotic housework and tries to search for an authentic self which leads to her madness and ultimate suicide. This paper focuses on the three images described in Lessing's To Room Nineteen which foreshadow Susan's suicide. © 2012 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland.

Language: en

Keywords

Feminine image; Room image; Water image