An Analysis of Conflicts in Mrs. Gaskell's "North and South"
Description:
Both contemporary and modern critics recognize the industrial, regional, and personal conflicts in North and South. There are, however, other conflicts which Mrs. Gaskell treats and resolves. This study emphasizes inner struggles resulting from repressive Victorian sexual mores. An examination of conflicts at a deeper -level than has previously been attempted clarifies motivations of individual characters, reveals a conscious and unconscious pattern within the novel and gives a fuller appreciat…
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Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Brown, Kathleen B.
Partner:
UNT Libraries