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Who's in the Attic: Dysfunctional Women of the Page and Stage

The madwoman is legion in literature and drama, whether as a plot device ("Jane Eyre"), pitiful symbol ("Hamlet") or troubled teen ("She's Come Undone"). So are there so many dysfunctional female characters in fiction because women are perceived as more prone to hysterics, or are women perceived as more prone to hysterics because there are so many dysfunctional female characters in fiction? Someone else can write that PhD thesis.
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After the Fall
After the Fall
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood
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The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
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Butterfield 8
Butterfield 8
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
Stephen King
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The Cracker Factory
The Cracker Factory
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Cut
Cut
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Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
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Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
Anonymous
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Lilith
Lilith
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Lisa, Bright and Dark
Lisa, Bright and Dark
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
William Shakespeare
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Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
Stephen King
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My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man
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Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
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Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
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Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
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She's Come Undone
She's Come Undone
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The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
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Suddenly Last Summer
Suddenly Last Summer
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Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber)
Sybil
Flora Rheta Schreiber
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Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
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Three Days of Rain
Three Days of Rain
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Tomato Girl
Tomato Girl
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
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Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
Veronika Decides to Die
Paulo Coelho
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