Content analysis along with close-reading is used as a technique to interpret the text applying Showalter's Gynocritical theory. As Gynocriticism rejects the male author for the representation of women's issues, it is the most suitable framework for such an analysis. The way women are shown in the perpetual quest of their feminine role results in the transformation of their lives and roles. Since every action of women is contrary to the accepted norm, the paper traces the reaction of women towards the patriarchal mindset prevalent in Chile. The aim is to uncover how the author subverts patriarchal structures that portray the image of the Chilean women as fallible and subhuman creature. It explores the very perspective of feminism by taking into account the non-patriarchal private as well as the patriarchal public life of women characters. This article seeks to show how 'The House of Spirits' realistically depicts the life of Latin American women who despite the discriminatory attitudes of the patriarchal world stand firm and resolute to challenge the hegemony of the dominant patriarchal structures around them.
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