FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE IN EMILY BRONTE’S NOVEL: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Journal: International Education and Research Journal (Vol.3, No. 8)Publication Date: 2017-08-15
Authors : Ruptalin Engtipi;
Page : 160-161
Keywords : Victorian age; women; patriarchal; male hegemony; gender;
Abstract
Wuthering Heights is a remarkable saga of love and revenge, centered on the passionate character of Heathcliff. Being set in the Victorian era Wuthering Heights comprise of some elements of the Victorian society. The Victorian women were so fragile that they are always seen as a mere being that has confined within some expected rules or norms of the society. They neither have the rights to raise their voice against the ill treatment done by the patriarchal society nor are they being treated well. The women were always victimized and dominated by the patriarchal hegemony.
In this context female characters in Wuthering Heights viz Catherine, Isabella, Cathy and Nelly were also victimized by the male hegemony. The female character though being victimized they do have some faulty according to the norms of the Victorian society. Hence, the female characters in the novel are not confirming the Victorian women flocks, but rather they are seen as reacting against the norms of gender.
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