1. The life and death of Harriet frean - a marxist perspective
... the novel) is seen by Harriett as the moral embodiment of all what her parents thought and did. These typical bourgeoisie values that constrain Harriet's individuality as a child increase as she gets older and her whole life is documented in fifteen short chapters. The tone that Sinclair uses, ... identity that Mrs. Frean adopts is again symbolic of the patriarchal authority of both the Frean family and the Victorian age. Harriet also relates and names herself to her father, as shown on page 116, "You forget that I"m Hilton Frean's daughter" and this act ... of willing patriarchal oppr...
- Word Count: 1734
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate