... of the Victorian novel are women; and the heroines they created began to throw off the victim's role that male authors had created, from Moll Flanders, Pamela, and Clarissa onwards. Jane Eyre's 'Reader, I married him' close to the end of Charlotte Bronte's novel (1847) that bears the character's name, shows the reversal of roles and the decision-making capacities that the new ... about her husband, and then proceeds to leave him. The last true example of Isabella's courage and willful attitude is displayed by her choice to raise her son, Linton Heathcliff, all by herself in London until...

• Word Count: 5526
• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: High School