Structuralism and Feminism Applied. Angela Carter's "e;The Werewolf"e;

Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Literature - General, grade: B, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, language: English, abstract: In this essay, the author will first look at the background in which The Werewolf is set (the story Little Red Riding Hood), and will analyze the message of the story by looking at how The Werewolf is different from it. According to Barry (2017), the structuralists use scientific methods to analyze a literary work. They look into the conventions of the genre, the history or different forms of art (including other literature) that the literary work refers to. They think that there will be an absolute answer in what the literature wants to tell the audience, if we study close and careful enough on the context.