The Search for Identity

The Bildungsroman is an inherently misogynistic form. Discuss with reference to Jude the Obscure, Sons and Lovers and The Mill on the Floss. Letzte Aktualisierung vom Dokument:   vor

The Bildungsroman is an inherently misogynistic form. Discuss with reference to Jude the Obscure, Sons and Lovers and The Mill on the Floss.

'The Bildungsroman is a fundamentally optimistic genre'. Discuss with reference to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Letzte Aktualisierung vom Dokument:   vor

As Ellis notes, ‘Jane Eyre retains all the key thematic elements of the Bildungsroman’, and certain passages within her narrative offer an optimistic outlook and conclusion to her tribulations. Thus, I will examine the view that ‘the Bildungsroman is a fundamentally optimistic genre’, whilst considering its historical development and how the form applies to Charlotte Brontë’s novel.