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S/LI/421. Western stereotypes of Pacific women in literature

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2010
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The paper looks at stereotypical representations of Pacific islands and their inhabitants in Western literature explaining it as a root of Pacific writers' dissidence and challenge of Eurocentric thinking. Sia Figiel's novel “They Who Do Not Grieve” is analysed describing the heroine's transformation into a Western woman and comparing her with the beautiful Pacific islander Malu depicted in Jack London's short story “The Red One”.

 

KEYWORDS: Western stereotypes, Pacific women, Sia Figiel, They Who Do Not Grieve, Jack London, The Red One,

 
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