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SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

A STUDY OF MALE IDENTITY IN DAVID MALOUFS

SELECTED NOVELS

DISSERTATION SUBMITTED

BY

BHARATI DHANAJI KURADE

M.A., B.ed.

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Professor P. A. ATTAR

M.A., Ph.D.

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Objectives of the studyTo examine how Malouf presented the male

identity in contemporary Australian society.

To study various approaches of maleness in

Australian society in his novels.

To explore the characteristics of male identity in

Australian literature.

To examine the aboriginality the major theme of the

Australian author which reflected in Maloufsnovel.

To focus on David Maloufscontribution as an artist

in presenting everyday mans accurate life

description through his novels.

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CHAPTER SCHEME- Introduction

Chapter I - Male Identity: Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter II - Male Identity in Remembering Babylon

Chapter III - Male Identity in An Imaginary Life

Chapter IV- A comparative Perspective

Chapter V - Conclusion

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Chapter I

Introduction

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A. Australian Novel in English

B. David Malouf: Life and Works

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A. Australian Novel in English

1. Early and Classic Fiction in Australian Literature

1 Historical FictionsDorothy Green, Brian Penton, Miles Franklin, Katharine Prichard

2 War FictionsFrederic Manning, Frank Davison, Martin Boyd

3 Women and FictionChristina Stead, Thea Astley, Elizabeth Harrower, Miles Franklin

4 RealismsVance Palmer, M. Barnard Eldershaw, Leonard Mann, Margaret Trist

5 Aboriginal Representations

E. L. Grant Watson, Mary Durak, Prichard

6 Patrick White

Happy Valley, Voss, Riders in the Chariot, The solid Mandala

7 Other Voices

Morris West, Jon Clearly, Norman Lindsay, Peter Cowan

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2 . New Narrations: Contemporary Fiction

1 Establishing WritingPatrick White, Thomas Keneally, David Malouf

2 Feminism and WomensWritingFinola Moorhead, Beverley Farmer, Helen Garner, Kate

Grenville

3 New RealismOlga Masters, Kim Scott, Robert Drewe

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B. David Malouf: Life & Works

1. Life of David Malouf

2. Major Works:

1 Novels

2 Short Stories

3 Plays

4 Poetry

3 Major Awards

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ChapterII

Male Identity:

Theoretical Perspectives

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Introduction

Three Approaches to the Male

Identity

Characteristic features of Male

Identity

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Introduction Identity

The distinctive characteristic belonging to any

given individual, or shared by all members of a

particular social category or group.

- Rummens

Gender Identity

Gender Identity is a persons sense of

identification with either the male or female sex,as manifested in appearance, behavior, and other

aspects of a persons life.

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MasculinityCraig

[m]asculinity is what a culture expects of its men

Mosse

The way men assert what they believe to be theirmanhood

Doyleimmediately sets restrictions, grants privileges,

defines status, and lays down expectations

Male IdentityMale identity has always been defined by culturalconsiderations-notions of maleness visa-vifeminity.

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Three Approaches for

Understanding Male Identity

The psychoanalytic approachFreud addressed the thoughts, feelings and fantasies of

people in order to explore how these might have been

affected by early childhood experiences.

The role theory approachIt is a combination of psychotherapy and sociology whichuses a theatrical metaphor to describe men's roles as the

performance of socially prescribed behaviors.

The sociological approachIt believes that men are, in fact, aggressive, oppressive,unemotional, and competitive, they argue, this is only

because of their positions within social structures.

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Characteristics of Male Identity

Fear of femininity

Status and Achievement

Emotional and Affectionate Inexpressiveness

Homophobia

Need for Power and Control

Obsession with Success

Adventurous and Aggressiveness

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ChapterIII

Male Identity inRemember ing Babylon

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Male Characters

Gemmy Farley

Lachlan Beattie

George Abbot

Jock McIvor

Mr. Frazer

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Characteristics of Male Identity in

Remembering Babylon

Power

Protectiveness

Power and Control

Status and Achievement

Aggression

Obsession with Success

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ChapterIV

Male Identity in An

Imaginary L ife

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Male Character

Ovid

The Child

Ryzak

Lullo

Brother and Father of Ovid

Ch t i ti f M l Id tit i

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Characteristics of Male Identity in

An Imaginary L ife

Force and control

Mankinds Fear of the Unknown

Aggression

Protectiveness

Adventurous and aggressiveness

Obsession with Success

Occupational achievement

Familial patriarchy

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ChapterV

Conclusion

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