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- W1479771229 abstract "The patriarchal society of Victorian England constructed its system of gender relations with reference to the qualities perceived to be specifically masculine or feminine. Men were deemed to be active and resourceful, whereas women were associated with passivity and self-sacrifice. In consequence, the public arena was defined as the appropriate sphere for male activity, with women enshrined in domesticity. Dissenting voices argued that separate spheres ideology was a fiction designed to secure masculine control of society, and that women should be empowered to function in all spheres of life. The attitude of George Eliot towards the “woman question” has stimulated critical debate: Does her work uphold or challenge traditional notions of gender identity? This paper examines Eliot’s attitude to cultural constructions of female gender identity in The Mill on the Floss. It focuses upon the way in which Eliot illustrates the inequality inherent in the Victorian education system through her portrayal of the childhood of Maggie and Tom Tulliver. While Tom’s education prepares him to play an active role in public life, Maggie is denied the opportunity to receive a formal education, and left unfit to function independently in society. Thus, Eliot shows how, even in childhood, Maggie’s identity is debased by the culture of patriarchy which, by restricting her development, seeks to mould her to play her pre-ordained submissive role. In the course of the novel, patriarchal society strives to instil into Maggie the perception that she has no alternative but to conform to its conception of appropriate female behaviour. Although Maggie struggles profoundly to construct her own identity, ultimately she is defeated and chooses self-abnegation. In conclusion, the paper argues that Eliot does not radically challenge the dominant patriarchal culture in The Mill on the Floss, in the sense of providing a prescription for immediate change: Maggie is left with no alternative which would not" @default.
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- W1479771229 title "Culture and gender in George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss" @default.
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