Essays about: "Victorian gender norms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Victorian gender norms.

1. 1. Cultural Clash and Gender Roles : Exploring the Quest for Equality in Jane Eyre and Things Fall Apart

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Anne M Johansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Gender; cultural clash; equality; religion; colonialism; Genus; kulturkrock; jämställdhet; religion; kolonialism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyze the intersectionality between themes of cultural clash and gender roles within the novels Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, accentuating their common quest for equality. This essay offers a historical and cultural analysis, divulging the gender norms prevalent in Victorian England and pre-colonial Nigeria, serving as a backstage to the characters’ adaptations and struggles. READ MORE

3. 2. Passion and Feeling versus Religion and ‘Pure’ Affection in Jane Eyre

   University essay from

   Author : Natalie Edberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Love; Passion; Christianity; Victorian; Gender; Equality;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the protagonist and narrator in Charlotte Brontës Jane Eyre, it explores how Jane to a certain extent both represents and challenges the norms set by the Victorian society since it was during this time that the novel was published. By taking a closer look at the novel in relation to Victorian society’s norms and ideals the essay will show that the conflict that Jane faces in the novel is between love, feeling and passion versus religious norms and principles. READ MORE

4. 3. Coming of age in Victorian America : challenging gender roles in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Lina Killmer; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender roles; feminist criticism; femininity; nineteenth-century literature; coming of age; Little Women; domesticity;

   Abstract : This essay argues that Little Women does not promote breaking stereotypical gender norms and nineteenth century gender roles, contrary to what several critics say. This paper will be using feminist criticism and analyzing two of the novel’s main characters, Meg and Jo, and examining their behavior towards stereotypical gender norms and rules. READ MORE

5. 4. Gender Construction in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre : A Comparison

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Julia Uusitalo Kemi; [2021]
   Keywords : gender; gender construction; Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre; gender norms; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë; identity; gender roles; Victorian gender roles; Victorian gender norms; sex; gender; femininity; masculinity;

   Abstract : This essay analyses and compares gender construction in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The focus is on the construction of the female and male gender of selected female and male characters. READ MORE

6. 5. In Conflict with Conformity : The Protagonist’s Struggle against Victorian Institutions and Gendered Behavioral Norms in Jane Eyre

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Robin Axén; [2016]
   Keywords : Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre; behavioral norms; conformity; gender; nineteenth century; patriarchy; Victorian; Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre; konformitet; könsnormer; patriarkat; viktoriansk; uppförandekoder;

   Abstract : This essay examines the theme of conformity in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre. It highlights in particular the protagonist’s conflict with conformity as criticism of social inequality in terms of gender. READ MORE