The Blurring of Boundaries: Geography, Gender, and Narration in the Works of Sarah Orne Jewett

Abstract

Sarah Orne Jewett is one of the founders of American regionalist literature and a representative writer of“New Woman”literature.Her works are mostly set in rural towns in Maine,depicting scenes from the past with meticulous observation,elegant language,and a sense of nostalgia.However,although the story is set in some certain small place,it transcends the limitations of geography,especially in Deephaven and The Country of Pointed Firs,where many boundaries are blurred,breaking through the constraints of traditional concepts and implying an emphasis on national development,gender reshaping,and the superiority of race and class.