Lilly May Doughty: The Toxicity of Victorian Masculine Ideals: An Analysis of Jane Eyre’s Male Characters
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My research thesis details the corrupt Victorian ideals that men during the nineteenth-century were expected to adhere to. Through analyses on Charlotte Bronte’s most popular novels’ male characters, I highlight the ways these toxic conformities shape Victorian masculinity and how it has corrupted the lives and manliness of men during this era.