Aleph
Volume 12, Numéro 1, Pages 127-140
2025-01-05

A Corpus Stylistic Analysis Of Jamaica Kincaid`s “lucy” (1990) Novel



Authors : Achili Nora . Rahil Faiza . Rahil Hamza .

Abstract

This study falls under corpus stylistics and delves into the thematic and grammatical usage in Jamaica Kincaid's novel Lucy (1990) to showcase the value of computational, corpus-based methods in analyzing literary texts. Specifically, the paper examines the major themes and frequency of grammatical units in the first three chapters of the work that make up the author's stylistic choices. By evaluating the results under feminist stylistics literary criticism theories, the analysis of the themes and grammar of the narrative reveals the writer's post-feminist stance by exposing Lucy's metamorphosis from being a seeker of self-identity and a mute object of the male gaze to an active, desiring sexual subject striving to achieve her goals. Furthermore, the female protagonist is portrayed as an object of male desire and a sexual subject seeking freedom, occupying both sides of the victim-victimizer archetype.

Keywords

Corpus-based approach ; Corpus stylistics ; Feminist stylistics ; Post-feminism ; Caribbean literature

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