Abstract

The House of Bernarda Alba: The Image of Repression and Female Rebellion Through the Character of Adela

Hadeel Adil Kamal

Volume: 13 Issue: 1 2023

Abstract:

In the present work, the image and representation of Adela, the youngest daughter of the family of the Casa de Bernarda Alba, one of the most popular works of the Spanish author Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), will be analyzed. In this work, there are different themes, but what concerns us is to show the repression, oppression and rebellion of this character in a context of customs of the 1920s in Spain. They are revealing elements in that period in which women were relegated to the background, despite the fact that a feminist movement had already begun in Spain. By studying Adela, we seek to see how a single woman confronts her family and the society that surrounds her to fight for freedom, although its end is finally linked to patriarchy.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v13i01.022

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