Margaret as a New Woman in Gaskell's North and South

Margaret, the female protagonist in Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, shows a kernel of a free, emancipated woman. By analysis Margaret's shrewd yet dynamic attitudes, and comparing her to the tamed and static female characters in the novel, she is proved to be a prototypical "New Woman." Gaskell, the creator of such a strong female persona, is then identified as a protofeminist if not a feminist pioneer.

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F.Z Gasmi is an Assistant Professor at the University of 8 Mai 1945, Guelma since November 03, 2014. Gasmi holds an MA degree in British and American literature from Hunan Normal University China and currently doing a PhD at the same university (HNU).

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Margaret, the female protagonist in Elizabeth Gaskell s North and South, shows a kernel of a free, emancipated woman. By analysis Margaret s shrewd yet dynamic attitudes, and comparing her to the tamed and static female characters in the novel, she is proved to be a prototypical New Woman. Gaskell, the creator of such a strong female persona, is then identified as a protofeminist if not a feminist pioneer.