Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Shaghayegh Moghari

Titel

Representation of Angel-in-the-House in Bleak house by Charles Dickens

Ist Teil von

• Journal of humanistic and social studies, 2020-11, Vol.XI (2), p.47-63

Ort / Verlag

Editura Universităţii Aurel Vlaicu Arad

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This article intends to examine the female characters of Esther Summerson and Ada Clare in Bleak House, written by Charles Dickens in Victorian period. In fact, the author has tried to revisit this novel as a case in point to discuss how female characters in Victorian society, who were depicted typically in this Victorian novel, were labeled as “angel in the house”. This work will actually analyze the concept of “angel in the house,” hegemonic patriarchy, Esther Summerson, Ada Care, and Lady Dedlock as Esther’s foil. At the end, this article will discuss how in the Victorian male-dominated society women were easily manipulated by their male counterparts both in society and at home under the label of “angel in the house”.