Mark Rutherfordの女性像

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After the publication of The Revolution in Tanner's Lane, Mark Rutherford attached to all his longer works, except Michael Trevanion, the name of the heroine as the title. This can be interpreted to be due to the fact that in the life of a woman the essential human side is the main concern, while the life of a man is centred chiefly upon its functional side. And further, in the works with the title of feminine names the main female characters undergo the 'schooling' of intense experiences of life, which means that the writer intended to depict dynamically the mental development of the main female characters. On the other hand, in the three novels before Miriam's Schooling, the character descriptions are rather flat and static. The ideal female image of Mark Rutherford is in particular found in Pauline of The Revolution, who is 'original' in her interpretations of life and has her own faith in politics, religion, and other matters of everyday life. In contrast to this kind, there are characters who are petty Philistines lacking human affection and often being fastidious in trifles and always full of vanity. Another outstanding type is the woman who is uneducated but very prompt in helping her neighbour when he is found to be in trouble. Through these characters we may be able to deduce the author's view of human nature and his criticism of human activities.
東京女子大学の論文