A Feminist Approach to Familial Structures in Two Narratives of Ursula K. Le Guin

Abstract

This thesis examines familial structures and their environments in two narratives of Ursula K. Le Guin through a feminist lens. It analyzes how the author addresses gender issues and patriarchal hierarchy in "Coming of Age in Karhide" and in "Paradises Lost". The focus is on the alternatives that are offered to traditional norms by depicting harmonious societies in feminist science fiction.