The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Book Analysis)
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of Eliot’s approach to narrative and characterization. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 48-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of George Eliot
- Presentation of The Mill on the Floss
- Summary of The Mill on the Floss
- Character study
- Maggie Tulliver
- Tom Tulliver
- Mr Tulliver
- Mrs Tulliver
- Lucy Deane
- Mrs Glegg
- Mrs Pullet
- Mrs Moss
- Philip Wakem
- Stephen Guest
- Analysis of The Mill on the Floss
- Narration
- Characterization
- Realism
About The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss follows the young protagonist Maggie Tulliver as she grows from a child into a young woman. The reader witnesses her interactions with her family members, many of whom chastise her for failing to behave as young girls are expected to, and her burgeoning relationships with Philip Wakem, the hunchbacked son of her father’s great rival, and Stephen Greene, the charismatic suitor of her cousin Lucy Deane. The novel stands out for its insightful depiction of family relationships and thoughtful characterization, and continues to be widely read and studied today.
About George Eliot
George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. Evans grew up in Warwickshire, where her father was an estate manager. From an early age, she refused to be bound by convention: in 1846, she translated the German liberal protestant writer David Strauss’s The Life of Jesus, which scandalized her contemporaries as it denied the veracity of many of the miracles recounted in the New Testament, and she shocked literary London by openly living with a married man. She is remembered as one of the key figures in literary realism, as exemplified in her novels, including The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner and Middlemarch.
Product details
ISBN | 9782808012539 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | BrightSummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 48 |
File size | 2.1 MB |