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This research paper examines the war plays of Lillian Hellman from a feminist perspective, and relates each work in terms of the major female characters. Watch on the Rhine and The Searching Wind are anti-fascist propaganda plays dealing with the background of World WarⅡ. Watch on the Rhine and The Searching Wind are both concerned with the struggle against fascism and the response of middle class Americans to the issue of World War Ⅱ. Hellman’s political message is that fascist Germany must be opposed. Despite these political concerns, Hellman always focuses on the individual in her dramas, and the moral choices he or she makes. So this paper not only analyzes the ideological and political situation of Watch on the Rhine and The Searching Wind, but also tries to analyze Hellman’s female characters in such an era. It is obvious Hellman offers Fanny and Sara as role models for American women in the upcoming struggle even though the struggle for women’s rights and separate identity is nowhere hinted in Watch on the Rhine. In The Searching Wind, Hellman demonstrated that women could think seriously about large issues, and face moral questions with bravery and maturity, athough Cassie could be seen in a negative light because of the play’s depiction of adultery and retaliation. Hellman’s plays showed that by participating in the war, albeit in a supporting role, women were able to advance the cause of their own liberation.

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Ⅰ. 들어가며
Ⅱ. 파시즘에 저항하는 여성
Ⅲ. 파시즘에 방관적인 여성
Ⅳ. 나가며
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• 정효숙 [ Hyo Sook Chung | 서울한영대학교 부교수 ]

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• 간행물명

  영어영문학21 [English21]

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  계간

• pISSN

  1738-4052

• 수록기간

  1967~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 840 DDC 820