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19th century Pre-1914 Prose Assignment, Discussion of the women.
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Romi Verstappen Masquerade and disguise are key elements within 'Nights at the Circus'. Show how Angela Carter presents masculine and feminine elements of disguise within the novel. Masquerade and disguise are key elements used by Carter to portray her personal ideas and beliefs throughout the novel. Carter deliberately sets the novel at the end of the nineteenth century, a time where many new political ideas were being discussed, such as whether women should have the right to vote. The women's movement and the fact that women were becoming increasingly confident, is one which is greatly displayed throughout the novel, predominantly through Fevvers. The inequality between men and women is also shown here via the patriarchal society displayed through the clowns. However, Carter shows the clowns/men to be hiding behind a disguise in order to be able to act the way they do in society. 'Nights at the Circus' is full of Carter's...
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