“A Walled Garden” by P. Taylor from the Perspective of Feminist Literary Criticism

Abstract

The article offers an analysis of the short story “A Walled Garden” written by the American author Peter Taylor, a Pulitzer Prize winner, from the perspective of feminist literary criticism. Such concepts of feminist literary discourse as the patriarchal system of values, gender roles and stereotypes, the traditional patriarchal ideal of womanhood and others are considered in relation to the fictional world created by the author, in the cultural and historical context of the writer’s life and works, in connection with the story’s system of images. Key words: feminist literary criticism; patriarchal system of values; gender roles and stereotypes; American literature; Peter Taylor.