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Think about the main characters in the book. Choose one and describe whether or not that character adheres to the stereotypical Victorian gender role. Explain your answer.

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As you have just read an adapted article on gender roles in the Victorian era; what was the stereotypical role of women during that time?

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Think about the main characters in the book. Choose one and describe whether or not that character adheres to the stereotypical Victorian gender role. Explain your answer.

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You have just read an adapted article on gender roles in the Victorian era. What was the stereotypical role of men during that time?

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As you have read in the article, heavy gender stereotypes and expectations shaped the Victorian society. Compare your previous answers. What effect does it have that Sarah Waters decided to write about gender roles in the way she did?

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Men were physically strong and sex was central for them. They were independent, belgoned in the public spere and were meant to participate in politics and in paid work.

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Participate in politics

Work

Usually distracted by sexual passions.

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Mrs Sucksby is an independent woman who is boss in her ‘shop’.

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Gentleman: he tries to adhere to the male stereotype of a upper class gentleman and making his money that way. He appears as a rich, handsome, kind man whom any woman would be proud to marry. Of course, reality is completely different.

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Gentleman: he tries to adhere to the male stereotype of a upper class gentleman and making his money that way. He appears as a rich, handsome, kind man whom any woman would be proud to marry. Of course, reality is completely different.

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Women were bred and prepared for marriage, household tasks, and raising a family

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Women were considered more religious and moral

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Marrying, having children, housewife

Less freedom

Dependent on husband

More religious and moral

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Woman took care of the household and children

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Men were the only ones who could inherit. They were breadwinners, head of the family, made family and financial decisions. Men were obsessed with/by sex. Men were independent, and belonged in the public sphere. Strict gender roles regarding occupation.

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High expectations of men as financial sole providers

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promiscuous

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Women had to live according to society's and men's standards

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Women were weak. Marrying and having children was central. Before marriage, they learned how to be a housewife (weaving, cooking, washing, and cleaning) unless they were of a wealthy family - then housemaids would take care of these tasks. Women were dependent and belonged in the private sphere. Meant to run households and raise families. They were more religious and morally finer than men. They had hardly any freedom.

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Uncle. Rich, controlling, abusive

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The worldview was determined by a male perspective.

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George was not stereotypically manly. Could not fend for himself. 

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George was not stereotypically manly. Could not fend for himself. 

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Maud: she starts out not being the stereotypical Victorian girl, she protests, talks back, is being rebellious. But after being emotionally and physically abused into obedience, she becomes a proper lady (if only for show).

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Maud: she starts out not being the stereotypical Victorian girl, she protests, talks back, is being rebellious. But after being emotionally and physically abused into obedience, she becomes a proper lady (if only for show).

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Head of the household, obsessed with sex, controlling, the one who inherited money, uncle trains his niece Maud to be his scribe, but she could never take over his position/job.

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Reading felt like entering a hidden world of th Victorian era.

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She shows that women are capable of show much more than only cleaning.

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It makes me grateful that gender roles have changed throughout time. We are not there yet, but in some countries the stereotypical gender roles are being deconstructed.

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It makes it feel like their time and struggles were more similar to ours now.

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I think she shows what could have been when women were given more rights earlier on

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Subservient, home maker, approving your artistic skills (piano forte). Mothers, dependent on men.

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Makes the characters a more humanistic, realistic, relatable

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Makes the characters a more humanistic, realistic, relatable