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Item Restricted And I Become Her(Dartmouth College, 2024-05) Almaghrabi, Alhanouf; Lelchuk, Saul; Kreiger, Barbara; Carabatsos, EugenieThis thesis is a novel written in the first-person point of view with two characters, Jamila and Bella. The two protagonists are identical twins who got separated at birth. The novel addresses cultural effects and explores the role of upbringing in shaping the twins' identities. Jamila is raised by her father in Saudi Arabia while Bella is raised by her mother in the United States. The storyline starts when the two sisters meet in Atlanta, Georgia, 18 years after the separation. Jamila studies business administration at Georgia Tech while Bella studies creative writing at SCAD. Each one of them get entangled in a love triangle that overlaps with the other and discover the truth about their being twins. In a twisted turn of events, they decide to trade places with one another and consider switching their fiancées. They both experience how it feels to be the other twin, which inspires the name of the novel, And I Become Her. Through the life swap, the readers live through the twins as they discover cross-cultural aspects and explore intriguing questions about identity and love.26 0Item Restricted Odd Women Out: Transgression, Performance, and Progress in Victorian Fiction.(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-08-18) Abdulhaq, Hala Mahmoud; Reeder, Jessie“Odd Women Out: Transgression, Performance, and Progress in Victorian Fiction” explores the emergence of transgressive female characters who challenge traditional gender roles. This dissertation examines the limitations of the domestic model in terms of marriage and Victorian cultural values based on arbitrary social structures. Therefore, rebellious female characters reflect dissatisfaction with their status as they refuse to adopt domestic ideologies that stifle their independence. Though their transgressions of social and political boundaries threaten the status quo, they open the door to changes that allow women’s development. Accordingly, these female characters seek alternative routes by breaking social, moral, and legal boundaries. In this dissertation, I demonstrate in what manner women’s narratives provide an alternative model of womanhood and independence, thereby subverting the ideal image of middle-class women. Additionally, I illustrate by what means transgressing women shift narrative structures that fragment the traditional domestic plot and offer new possibilities for women’s progress. This dissertation focuses on the rise of the individual character in the context of female experiences, including Lucy in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette, Maggie in George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss, Lady Audley in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Lady Audley’s Secret, and Lyndall in Olive Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm. This project attempts to provide new insights into nineteenth-century critical studies and Victorian gender scholarship in relation to narrative forms.60 0Item Restricted TEACHING ANGLOPHONE LITERATURE TO NON-NATIVE STUDENTS: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS(2023-04-06) Alnashwan, Afnan Omar; Linkon, Sherry LeeTeaching English-language novels to non-native speakers poses unique difficulties that traditional teaching approaches cannot address. These challenges include not only language barriers but also the need to analyze unfamiliar literature and culture, which students may not have been introduced to in their prior education. As a result, students are expected to memorize and repeat knowledge without developing their literary skills. This thesis investigates these challenges and the limitations of the traditional approach, emphasizing an alternative student- centered, reflexive learning method. It suggests using Toni Morrison's novel Beloved as a primary text, which can provide non-native students with a better understanding of the cultural and social contexts that often shape literature. Through critical analysis of characters’ cultural logic and elements that shape social structures, students can develop their skills and engage meaningfully with the material.9 0