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Romance by the book: A morphological analysis of the popular romance

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Zachik-Smith, Susie
Copyright Year	1993
Abstract	In this thesis I employ the morphological methodology of Validimir Propp (1SI28) to the analysis [ of popular romance novels. I examj.ne 13 such novels and create a morphology of my own. In so doing, I fihd that the functions of the popular romance novel are "constant and predictable." Despitfe compulsory romantic I roadblocks, the words "I love you > . Will you;marry me" invariably appear before the advertising copy on the inside back jacket. While the results of this ana,lysis illustra-tie the . ' . i predictability of the functions and roles of popular romance novels, they also raise interesting social I questions. Given the narrative redlandancy of the^e books, why dp millions of women read them? Moreover, why do female readers repeatedly read stories that depict women as submissive and secondary to heroes, marriages, and children? Drawing on insights from'j treatments of fairytales, I demonst;rate that the i I I formulaic elements of the popular romance text hook i women in by appealing to basic psychological needs. Once hooked, however, I find that -tihe reader is subject to a formulaic narrative that perpestuates a patriarchal agenda that inhibits the fulfillment of these same basic needs. The analysis of populcir romance novels, ■ ■ ' • ! therefore, gains us important insight into a uniqilie textual form as well as a powerful textual ideology
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