RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The end of the journey towards female perfection in Smile, by Roddy Doyle A1 Díaz Bild, María Aída A2 Filología Inglesa y Alemana K1 Doyle K1 Doyle K1 wife K1 marriage K1 feminism K1 comic vision. K1 esposa K1 matrimonio K1 feminismo K1 visión cómica AB In his novels Roddy Doyle has challenged stereotypes about women by creatingstrong female characters who are defined by their resilience and determination. In Smile hepresents for the first time a beautiful, successful and moneyed woman. Rachel Carey is a TVcelebrity and a feminist activist who marries Victor, an underdog. Rachel redeems him andhelps him come to terms with the sexual abuse he suffered as a child. But at the end of the novelthe reader discovers that this powerful and successful woman never entered into a relationshipwith Victor. The aim of this paper is to examine how this fictitious wife that Victor has createdseems to possess all the best qualities of two of the most interesting female spouses created byDoyle: Miss O’Shea and Aoife Rabbitte. SN 1699-311X. YR 2025 FD 2025 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/41785 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/41785 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 21-jun-2025