DIE DEFINIERUNG DER IDENTITÄT DES “BLAUEN ENGELS”
”BLAUEN ENGELS” IDENTITY DEFINITION

Summary/Abstract: The work analyses Heinrich Mann’s novel “The Blue Angel” and its main character, Rosa Fröhlich, whose identity is to be discovered. The construction of this woman’s identity begins by establishing her position in the society, providing essential cultural and social data. First, the character’s name is analysed, a name which carries some symbolic meaning and is influenced by the social conventions of the period under consideration, where her image is closely linked with the night bar where she works. The characterization of the main protagonist in this factitious world continues with the description of interpersonal relationships, where the author insists on the subject-object relationship and the roles and functions of a woman in a highly commercialized society. The setting of the novel emphasizes the characters’ lack of power; the female character seems to be frustrated by the new social requirements, making her feel a men’s prisoner and a prisoner of her own social position.

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