Social Constraints on Women in Wharton's "House of Mirth" and Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers"

Abstract: A five page paper looking at the way the society of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century oppressed women, as depicted in these two novels by Edith Wharton and D.H. Lawrence, respectively. Both novels demonstrate what a waste it is for a woman to have no personal sense of self-worth and no personal goals outside of those attainable through men. Bibliography lists five sources.

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Catagory: American Literature

Subcatagory: Literature

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