![]() ![]() The thesis basically investigates the constitution of prejudices in the two novels. Both novels employ a wide range of prejudices which I will compare in categories such as gender, space and class. In my thesis I am thus going to analyse prejudices in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. These forms include besides the traditional term ‘prejudice’ negative feelings such as aversion, dismissive attitudes, judgements, perceptions and contrasts in social, gendered and regional contexts. ![]() However, a slight modification is being made: when I mention ‘prejudice’ I use it as a collective term to describe various forms of dissentions and differences in the respective society. This second definition is very close to my own specific meaning of the word in this thesis. Introduction: Prejudices in Regency and Victorian SocietyĪccording to the Oxford English Dictionary the term ‘prejudice’ means a “preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience” and, more specifically “an unreasoned dislike, hostility, or antagonism towards, or discrimination against, a race, sex, or other class of people” (OED Online n.pag.). CONCLUSION: MARGARET AND ELIZABETH AS MEDIATORSĦ. ![]() INTRODUCTION: PREJUDICES IN REGENCY AND VICTORIAN SOCIETYĢ.1 SPACE: INDUSTRIAL NORTH AND TRADITIONAL SOUTHĢ.2 CLASS: SOUTHERN GENTEEL SOCIETY AND NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETYĢ.3 GENDER: MARGARET HALE AND JOHN THORNTONģ.2 GENDER: ELIZABETH AS CHALLENGER OF GENDER CONVENTIONSģ.3 SPACE: AVERSION AGAINST THE NORTH AND COUNTRY LIFEĥ. ![]()
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