AN ANALYSIS OF THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ'S STRANGE PILGRIMS

Josephine Muganiwa
2017 Latin American Report  
This article analyses the portrayal of women by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927–2014) in his collection of short stories, Strange pilgrims (1992). It consists of 12 stories and offers a variety of women in various roles.This helps to answer the question on whether Marquez is sympathetic towards women (housewives, prostitutes, clerks and fortune tellers to name a few). Does he dismiss them as victims? Are they villains? Are the women actively involved in influencing the course of their lives? How
more » ... presentative are they of the Latin American character?
doi:10.25159/0256-6060/2173 fatcat:kptxbpeuebfmjlzefutmubuiuq