English Literature GCSE
Female autonomy
What Female autonomy means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Female autonomy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A key theme of the novel, alongside social class, moral integrity, passionate love versus spiritual restraint, and Victorian institutional hypocrisy.
Topics that use Female autonomy
- Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 - Set Texts: 19th-century novel (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bildungsroman
- Moral integrity
- Social class
- Social class and snobbery
- Ambition and self-improvement
- Redemption and forgiveness
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