Tracing Gender Dysphoria in the novel Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Gender Dysphoria, Heterosexuality, Hermaphrodites, Intersex and Chromosomal Disorder.
This research paper deals with the aspect of Gender Identity in the novel Middlesex written by American writer Jeffrey Eugenides. The main aim of this Research Paper is to deal with the area of internal struggle of the main protagonist Calliope in the novel for gender identity and gender incongruence. The paper will trace the struggle of people belonging to intersex community who undergoes severe psychological trauma of feeling someone else rather than the role assigned to him/her by the society by using novel Middlesex and tracing Gender dysphoria in protagonist of the said novel . The feel and fear of being a misfit to accept oneself as an intersex is the basic outline of the research paper. The psychological term used for confusion within oneself as
Intersex or Transgender is “Gender Dysphoria” and this research paper will be focusing on this area. This project will also focus on a Chromosomal disorder 5- alpha Reductase Deficiency Syndrome, a disease or a condition where a female starts to grow Penis in between her Vagina and vice versa, making him/her as an intersex. The key points such as being Intersex with different sex organs and lack of courage to admit physical as well mental changes will be the main areas that this project will deal with.
"Tracing Gender Dysphoria in the novel Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.7, Issue 3, page no.627-639, March-2022, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2203077.pdf
Volume 7
Issue 3,
March-2022
Pages : 627-639
Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_180725
Published Paper Id: IJNRD2203077
Downloads: 000118870
Research Area: Engineering
Country: Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, India
ISSN: 2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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