Archetypes In The Well Of Loneliness

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The need for clear and defined gender roles raises high expectations for specific archetypes. In The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall, a 1928 lesbian novel in which Stephen Gordon explores gender roles through her relationships with her parents, Lady Anna and Sir Philip's, her lovers, Angela and Mary Llewellyn, and her friends, Valérie Seymour, Martin Hallam, and Puddle. Ironically, as a female character with masculine tributes, Stephen Gordon breaks the delicate balance of “dignity and pride without ostentation, self-assurance without arrogance,” when she is born at Morton. There she learned that each extremity has an opposite partner; women are the beautiful objects of educated males. Stephen, although breaking the traditional women archetype, clings to the belief of balance and plays the masculine role in her relationship with Mary Llewellyn, the more feminine character, specifically with her education and her dominant attitude. However, in the 1920s, even in Paris where a large gay and lesbian community resided, societal standards of masculinity strains Stephen’s emotions toward Mary. Although Stephen and Mary’s relationship resembles the gender roles of a …show more content…
Although Mary is content without this “protection” in their relationship, as a final move towards masculinity, Stephen sabotages their love while leaving Mary oblivious of her plan. It is Stephen’s insecurity that forces Mary into a relationship with Martin; it is her insecurity of unfulfilling Mary’s happiness that ultimately depresses Mary and

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