English Literature GCSE
Gender and Social Class
What Gender and Social Class means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Gender and Social Class
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Porphyria's actions, such as travelling alone and letting her hair down, would have challenged Victorian ideals of female passivity and modesty, perhaps contributing to the speaker's desire to control her.
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