women in ian mc ewans child in time

Consider the way in which McEwan portrayed women through his female characters Every female character within the novel is connected through Stephen. The main female characters are part of Stephen’s private life; these are the people with which Stephen is closest to throughout the Novel. The minor characters are the females, which Stephen interacts with throughout his public life. Julie, Stephen’s wife and Thelma, a close friend both have very different characters, they …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…insisted on fastening his seatbelt for him” This seems to suggest that Stephen is thinking that even though she is taking a potentially male job she still has the same female motherly instincts. These three minor characters, I feel are Mc Ewan’s way of telling society that women should not be treated in this way and should be treated like the potential child bearers that they are. Bibliography ian mc ewan's child in time