the presentation is aimed at analyzing of the Woman Portrait in modern English literature and includes the analysis of woman characters from 3 short-stories "Shooting Season" by Steve Copling, "Being Stolen From" , and "Mr. Tennyson" by William Trevor

1. The Woman Portrait in the Modern English Literature

3. Portrait is one of the means of art characteristic in literature with the help of which a writer depicts the typical character of the heroes and show his idea attitude to them through their image: constitution, face, clothes, gestures and manners.

5. A character is shown as a representative of a definite social period/epoch

10. Characters are shown as being unique persons in extraordinary situations

13. Being Stolen From

16. irresolute / diffident

17. listless

18. depressed The author sets her in usual problematic situations to which she can’t find any solution > the character is absolutely usual and hackneyed

19. Mr Tennyson The main character – Jenny The author describes her appearance as being rather usual but pretty In some way he idealizes her The author gives her traits of character both of an adolescent and of a mature woman > The character is shown as usual but the actions and some description of her bear some idealising attitude of the author