Summary Of Hannah Kent's Burial Rites

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In Hannah Kent’s historical novel Burial Rites, Kent portrays the protagonist Agnes Magnusdottir as a disempowered woman by being an outsider since she didn’t fulfil a women’ characteristics. Agnes’ story circulates around the town, with many people spreading rumours and exaggerated tales of what happened in her past. It’s believed that people in a higher hierarchy or in an upper class have an opportunity to have their say and their renditions of Agnes’ story has more credibility then her own. Kent also notified that it was Agnes’ own culpability since she does not follow the conventions or have the characteristics of a women. For this reason as well, the patriarchal society is disinclined to listen to her and her account of what happened.
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Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites explores the life of the last person to be executed in the tough terrain of Iceland during the 1800’s. The narrative based on true historical events tells the story of Agnus Magnusdottir, a convicted murderess who has endured nothing but hardship throughout her life. Agnus is treated as an animal as a result of her condemning actions, however it is discovered that a person’s past does not define the person they are, however their past does influence how they are perceived…

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