... written in the Victorian era where gender and social limitations were forced upon the protagonists by society; both books use very simple characters to define and defy these limitations set before them, which ultimately created classics. To identify how gender impacted Eyre and Copperfield, gender roles must be identified ... was very rare and difficult to move up the classes, usually only by marriage or pay-raise. There was one other option; a son of a gentleman could toil for long hours working, in hopes to move up a class. This was debilitating for people trying to better their lives ...

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... , yet they are very nave to his true intentions. For example, Margery says, "Is this he that was in love with me? I am glad on't, I vow, for he's a curious fine gentleman, and I love him already, too- (III.ii, 1068). Horner makes every woman think that she is the one and only burning desire that he envelops, when in all actuality it ... ). The husbands practically throw their wives at Horner. In the end of The Country Wife, the reader naturally acknowledges Mister Sparkish as the predominant male; however, it is difficult to define him as a "ladies man- because he is not completely sex or...

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