WOMEN'S NOVEL – LITERATURE, WASTEPAPER AND... PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

In the traditional women’s novel, as a significant genre of the impression industry, a system of views and values is very openly proclaimed, which significantly diverges from the value system of the male part of the population. The end of the twentieth century was marked by the formation of various value systems in women’s novels. Moreover, one of these value systems most likely approaches “male”, while the other is clearly close to mass culture. A traditional women’s novel is always characterized by a fairly typical set of very similar characters. They may be fatally different from each other in appearance, but they always perform the same semantic function. For example, the main character, in addition to a constant pursuer, constantly finds herself with a disinterested helper. At the same time, the personal qualities of a man in romance novels traditionally do not matter at all. The main character, fulfilling the function of the object of the great love of the main character, however, is never an outstanding personality. Essentially, as a rule, he is not busy with anything serious in life either. At the same time, he is always financially secure and always restless. As a result, even if he is married, it will be to a bitch. But the most important thing is that an affair with him is entirely the choice and decision of the main character.

For citation:
Burovsky, A. V. (2024). Women's novel – literature, wastepaper and... psychology. Experience industries. Socio-Cultural Research Technologies (EISCRT), 3 (8), 154-197. (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.34680/EISCRT-2024-3(8)-154-197