Early eighteenth-century Britain was the setting for two major domestic shifts: the way 'family' was defined and the way the order of gender roles were perceived.This led to opportunity for the...Show moreEarly eighteenth-century Britain was the setting for two major domestic shifts: the way 'family' was defined and the way the order of gender roles were perceived.This led to opportunity for the rise of female agency and female education. Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews give an impression of what these developments did to the literature of that time.Show less
The focus of this thesis is the change in Pamela due to her entrapment in Mr B.’s household, and the elements of violence that are present in the relationship between Mr B. and Pamela. This is...Show moreThe focus of this thesis is the change in Pamela due to her entrapment in Mr B.’s household, and the elements of violence that are present in the relationship between Mr B. and Pamela. This is examined by close-reading Pamela, and by investigating elements of Oroonoko and Beauty and the Beast to show how romanticized violence, Stockholm syndrome, and complex PTSD can be applied to literary characters.Show less
