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    Homosexuality on page and on screen: Rope, Strangers on a Train, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    (Universidad de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 2024-10-08) Vasiltsova Vasiltsova, Olga; Guerrero Llorente, Isabel
    This MA dissertation examines the representation of homosexuality in the works of Patrick Hamilton Rope (1929), Patricia Highsmith Strangers on a Train (1950), and Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1954), and their subsequent film adaptations by directors Alfred Hitchcock in 1948 and 1951 and Richard Brooks in 1958. The dissertation has three aims: first, to carry out a comparative analysis of the portrayal of this topic in the original narratives and their cinematic versions; second, to demonstrate the impact of prevailing homophobic policies and culturally constructed stereotypes on its presentation in literature and film; and third, to assess the effectiveness of the strategies employed by the authors and film makers to depict homosexuality. The methodology includes an in-depth literature review on the selected narratives and their film adaptations and an interdisciplinary approach that combines queer literary theory, intertextuality, and subtexts, as well as adaptation theory and film studies. Chapter 1 establishes the theoretical framework, provides an overview of existing studies of the selected texts, and explains how the previous research aligns with the stated objectives. Chapter 2 examines the socio-political contexts of the two historical periods in which Rope, Strangers on a Train, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof were created, as well as how dominant ideologies influenced the development of queer imagery in literature and on screen. Chapter 3 examines the similarities and differences in the portrayal of homosexuality in the original texts and their film versions, identifying and evaluating the different strategies used to reveal or conceal it. The dissertation draws the conclusion that prevailing gender stereotypes and political discourse conditioned the nuanced portrayal of homosexuality in the selected works both on page and screen. It also demonstrates that, despite the differences between the literary and cinematic mediums, Rope, Strangers on a Train, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof offer nuanced portrayals of oppressed homosexual individuals, highlighting their complex experiences in society.