Female Agency in Mary Barton Versus Male Supremacy in Sybil | ||||
| Crossroads: Pharos International Journal of Languages and Translation | ||||
| Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2024 PDF (206.52 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/cpijlt.2024.398901 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Rehab Hassan | ||||
| Faculty of Languages and Translation, Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The industrial novels tackle the effects that industrialization had on the working classes. Both Sybil and Mary Barton are industrial novels that deal with the social upheaval that dominated the hungry forties. Both novels highlight the gap between the rich and the poor. Although Gaskell and Disraeli converge in their recognition of the problem, they diverge in their treatment of the subject matter. Disraeli’s novel Sybil is an attempt to restore an idealized world view of patriarchal relationships. In contrast, in Mary Barton Gaskell sought to explore and subvert the traditional role of women in Victorian society. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Industrial Novel; Chartism; the Question of England Novels; Industrialization; Patriarchy | ||||
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