The Representation of Motherless and Fatherless Homes in Novels of George Eliot

Abstract

George Eliot wrote about the social, cultural, and historical issues of her time. She represented the middle-class homes in her novels and showed how the Industrial Revolution changed the very setting of domestic environment. The home became the domain of women, where they were to fulfil the nurturing duties while men moved to work place to provide for their dependents. In middle class families, the nurturing duty was not the domain of the father only in the society of this period. Fathers and mothers substituted their duties either under extraordinary circumstances or as a matter of choice. This study analyses the substitution of duties by fathers and mothers in Eliot’s novels with the help of comprehensive and interdisciplinary supporting literary, social, and historical resources like magezines and books, from the Victorian age. The study concludes that George Eliot’s homes are not perfect without a benevolent mother and responsible father.

Si Blorok: Mother Figure as Performer of Islamic Education Values in Dongenge Pitik karo Bebek

“…In a way, from an Islamic perspective, Si Blorok is depicted as a mother who can be the first teacher to teach good morals to her children. This result is also in line with some previous studies finding an ideal and good mother in performing moral values to the children in several literary works (Al Manaseer & Radhi, 2022;Chiranorawanit & Sripicharn, 2020;Fadhliah et al, 2021;Guillem & Barnes, 2018;Jabeen, 2019;Lestari et al, 2018). Furthermore, literary works are an educating media to share and perform good moral values to be practiced in life.…”

“…She is portrayed as an ideal mother who can be a role model for parents in educating their children. Besides, some researchers also find a good mother figure in several literary works in their studies (Al Manaseer & Radhi, 2022;Chiranorawanit & Sripicharn, 2020;Fadhliah et al, 2021;Guillem & Barnes, 2018;Jabeen, 2019). The mother figure is also described as a source of blessing for the children in literary works (Sigalingging & Saragih, 2022).…”