The Analysis of Antoinette’s Tragic Fate in Wide Sargasso Sea

Lijuan Chen^*

School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2014.212004                

Abstract

Wide Sargasso Sea is the masterpiece of British woman writer Jean Rhys. This novel is regarded as prequel of Jane Eyre. Antoinette is the heroine of the novel, who has a tragic fate which arises great sympathy among readers. The aim of this paper is to explore the causes that lead to her death, through analyzing the social context of her life, her growing family environment as well as her personal life path.

Keywords

Wide Sargasso Sea, Tragic Fate, Antoinette, Jean Rhys

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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