AN ANALYSIS OF THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ'S STRANGE PILGRIMS
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This article analyses the portrayal of women by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927–2014) in his collection of short stories, Strange pilgrims (1992) . It consists of 12 stories and offers a variety of women in various roles.This helps to answer the question on whether Marquez is sympathetic towards women (housewives, prostitutes, clerks and fortune tellers to name a few). Does he dismiss them as victims? Are they villains? Are the women actively involved in influencing the course of their lives? How representative are they of the Latin American character?Metrics
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