Realist romanda kadın karakterler: Jane Eyre ve Çalıkuşu'nun karşılaştırmalı analizi

The 19th century is a complex period in which some of the contradictions come to surface like west and east, man and woman, tradition and innovator, individual and society and also presents these contradictions with romanticism and realism.This thesis investigates the status of women in that period as reflected in Reşat Nuri Gültekin?s Çalıkuşu and Charlotte Bronte?s Jane Eyre involving both romantic and realistic elements.The first chapter points to the socio-cultural background of 19th century English and 20th century Turkish realistic fiction. Moreover the status of women and female characters are presented in details in their periods.In the second chapter the personal life stories and women perceptions of Reşat Nuri Güntekin and Charlotte Bronte are studied. The two novels are explained as bildungsroman and gothic elements with their comparative analysis.At the end of the thesis, it is concluded that being virtuous and determined minded have important roles on female identities even they can change their fate by remaning virtuous. The novels Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Çalıkuşu by Reşat Nuri Güntekin focus on the existential struggles in patriarchal societies.