Identity is a Fruit Salad - Stories and Selfhood in Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Abstract

This dissertation looks at the formation of the subject in Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. It looks at identity, sexuality, gender and religion (from an intersectional perspective). Following the novel's chronology, it investigates how Jeanette, the main protagonist, uses stories to make sense of (and cope with) the world around her, to define herself and to construct her identity.