Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. ... The feminist reader should identify with female characters and their concerns. The object is to provide a critique of phallocentric assumptions and an analysis of patriarchal visions or ideologies inscribed in a literature that is male-centered and male-dominated. ... (i) "Feminist critique," - examining how women characters are portrayed, exposing the patriarchal ideology implicit in the so-called classics, and demonstrating that attitudes and traditions reinforcing systematic masculine dominance are inscribed in the literary canon. ... The Socio-Politi...

• Word Count: 1975
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate