Gender Roles In The Blithedale Romance

For my final project I will be examining the role that gender plays in the Blithedale Romance, specifically how Brook Farm as a utopia looks to represent the roles of men and women in society. I will examine how the Brook Farm looks to change the societal norms surrounding gender. My argument will be centered on the idea that although these utopia communities, specifically Brook Farm, looked to change or eliminate the typical gender roles that existed at the time, they ultimately cannot. I will delve

In the novel, The Blithedale Romance, the main character Miles Coverdale claims to believe in gender equality. Throughout the novel Coverdale and Zenobia discuss the issues of feminism and gender roles. Although he appears to sympathize with Zenobia’s feminist cause, there were occasions in the novel which proved otherwise. Coverdale’s support for Zenobia’s fight for equality might only be an act to win her approval. The purpose of the Blithedale community was for it to be a place where individuals

Gender in Hawthorne’s Blithedale Romance    The Blithedale Romance, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story of a twisted utopia. This perfect world is twisted in that the roles of gender have a traditional utopian representation, only with a more contemporary take. Of course, this is interesting because this book was written and published in the 19th century when such ideas were beginning to establish a form for the genre of writing. Hawthorne combines fantasy, philosophy, mystery

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Blithedale Romance and Maria Susanna Cummins’ The Lamplighter are vastly different books. While originally published within two years of each other, both authors approached their writing through distinctive practices. Hawthorne failed to show development in the majority of his characters in his romance, while Cummins’ sentimental novel is heavily loaded with positive character growth. After reading The Blithedale Romance and The Lamplighter, one of the main differences noted

her theory on relationships by writing, “man and women may regard one another as brother and sister, the pillars of one porch, the priests of one worship” (405). To give context, Fuller wrote this line after declaring her belief that the time for gender equality is upon us. With this two opposing and convincing transcendental ideas, it becomes increasingly difficult to align oneself with either side. On one hand, Emerson’s opinions have fundamental appeal to the individual, and helps me reaffirm

in popularity and became a part of everyday life. Everyone was participating in sport. That included whites, blacks, lower-class citizens, upper-class citizens, and women. The playing field was a zone of fairness, where social class, race, nor gender were factors for success. Athletic ability and skill were the attributes necessary for victory. Sport served as a means for black Americans and women to rise in fame and power, two groups that were otherwise unlikely to achieve societal influence