| Front | Thomas Hardy - The Ruined Maid Authorial Intention - Message x3 |
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| Back | •Juxtaposition between what Melia was before and after losing her virginity => through her dialogue he argues 'while you have your pride and virginity, you're suffering like this' •Ergo he's criticising the way conservative values limit social mobility + women's contentedness •As well as the Victorian fetishisation of V and chastity => it is the measure of their status and value. •Irony is Contagious Disease Act women suspected of an STI forced to undergo a medical examination and 3 months hospitalisation (men wouldn't=> inequality) so more likely to die prematurely as a dirty agricultural worker |
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