Eng426 20th century english literature

Self-Assessment Exercise

In your opinion, are women given positive depiction in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming? Support your answer with references from the text.

4.0 CONCLUSION

The home coming here is Freddy’s home coming to his long seen family but in reality it is a home coming for Ruth who discovers herself and what makes her happy. Though in an unconventional way, Freddy’s family also becomes better off with the coming of Ruth.

5.0 SUMMARY

In this Unit we have seen a modern family in action. Through the character of Ruth, a better space is created for women to actualize self in spite of male domination. This is another main feature of the Twentieth Century Drama; where the role of women in the society is reordered from the permissive fringe character to a more central place. Apart from this, the period was a time when a lot of critics started questioning the larger than life poise of some high-class citizens, advocating that all humans are the same.

6.0 TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT

Discuss how character of Ruth and the portrayal of her marriage both challenge the traditional concept of womanhood and marriage.

7.0 REFERENCES/ FURTHER READING

Coote, S. (1993). The Penguin History of English Literature New York: Penguin Books.

Drabble, M. (ed.) (1985). The Oxford Companion to English Literature. London: Oxford University Press.

“The Theme of Power in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming”. 123HelpMe.Com. 03 Aug 2013.
Pinter, H. (1965).The Homecoming. London. London: Eyre Methuen Ltd.
Lodge, D. (1977). The Modes of Modern Writing: Metaphor, Metonymy and the Typology of Modern Literature. London: Edward Arnold.
Ward, A.C. (1956). Twentieth–Century Literature 1901-1950.12th edn. London: Methuen.