In “Lady Audley’s Secret” by Mary Braddon the male problem of masculinity is defined by the actions of Robert Audley. For instances, the narrator states, “Robert Audley was..a fund of sly wit and quiet humour, under his listless dawdling, indifferent irresolution manner.” (71) Robert is not acting as a strong willed male patriarch. He is described as having quite humour showing softness to his character. By using the word “quite” seems to articulate a very inward drawn character. One that would be happy to follow friends not lead them. Thus, by his own character description Robert is not masculine in the formal sense. Robert doesn’t take action in the beginning of the book instead he is complacent while reading French Novels. For example Natalie
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Eliza Linton states, “time was when a fair young english girl meant the ideal of womanhood.” (147) The ideal woman is someone who is faithful to her husband while being generous and refined towards others. Thus, are the traits of a woman that is ideal and acceptable to society, yet the article articulates that, “The girl of the period had done away with such moral selfishness as consideration for others. (148). While the ideal might prosper in the constraints placed in society the reality of what women are doing, “Is dressing as they please or that nothing is too extravagant for her taste.” (148) Thus, there seems to be tolerances in the material world. Women find themselves being accepted for, “dye her hair and paints her face...” (147) Thus, material objects that keeps a women pure sexually for although they might, “sacrifice decency…” as in her clothing, but never the body. (147) That is where the main differences of why, “The woman of the period holds appropriateness in her expression of independences while “George Sand” is being backlashed is that is excessive materiality seems to garner a small acts of independences that would act as her way to have appropriateness in
Eliza Linton states, “time was when a fair young english girl meant the ideal of womanhood.” (147) The ideal woman is someone who is faithful to her husband while being generous and refined towards others. Thus, are the traits of a woman that is ideal and acceptable to society, yet the article articulates that, “The girl of the period had done away with such moral selfishness as consideration for others. (148). While the ideal might prosper in the constraints placed in society the reality of what women are doing, “Is dressing as they please or that nothing is too extravagant for her taste.” (148) Thus, there seems to be tolerances in the material world. Women find themselves being accepted for, “dye her hair and paints her face...” (147) Thus, material objects that keeps a women pure sexually for although they might, “sacrifice decency…” as in her clothing, but never the body. (147) That is where the main differences of why, “The woman of the period holds appropriateness in her expression of independences while “George Sand” is being backlashed is that is excessive materiality seems to garner a small acts of independences that would act as her way to have appropriateness in