The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without Return

Abstract: Elizabeth Hamilton was an intelligent and educated woman who was aware of the legal, social and economic constraints that oppressed women and, in fact, denounce their cruel predicament in a covert way in her writings. She was particularly concerned with women not receiving the right intel...

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Main Author: Aída Díaz Bild
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Almeria 2017-03-01
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spelling doaj-feae72e9d9dd48a3933f3952d77c48982020-11-25T01:01:03ZengUniversidad de AlmeriaOdisea1578-38202174-16112017-03-01012779510.25115/odisea.v0i12.221202The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without ReturnAída Díaz Bild0Universidad de La LagunaAbstract: Elizabeth Hamilton was an intelligent and educated woman who was aware of the legal, social and economic constraints that oppressed women and, in fact, denounce their cruel predicament in a covert way in her writings. She was particularly concerned with women not receiving the right intellectual and moral training that would allow them to reason and think for themselves. But at the same time she knew that in the revolutionary aftermath, in which traditional values were being reasserted, rebellion against the status quo was not a viable option for women. Thus, instead of rising false expectations of life, she teaches her female readers the terrible consequences of violating the sacred rules of a conservative society which shows no compassion for its ‘sinners’, especially if they are women. Hamilton was preaching conformity to conventional sexual roles because she was aware of the fact that those who transgressed established social rules were doomed to defeat and destruction. Keywords: fallen woman; society; daughter, father; chastity; education. Título en español: La caída de la hija de la virtuosa o viaje sin retorno. Resumen: Elizabeth Hamilton era una mujer inteligente e instruida, consciente de las restricciones legales, sociales y económicas que oprimían a las mujeres y, de hecho, denuncia esta cruel situación en sus escritos de forma encubierta. Le preocupaba de manera especial que las mujeres no recibieran la educación intelectual y moral que les permitiera razonar y pensar por si mismas. Pero, al mismo tiempo sabía que en el periodo posterior a la Revolución, en el que se había producido una revalorización de los valores tradicionales, el rebelarse contra el status quo no era una opción viable para las mujeres. De ahí que en lugar de despertar falsas expectativas en sus lectoras, les haga ver las terribles consecuencias que puede tener el violar las reglas sagradas de una sociedad conservadora que no muestra compasión alguna por sus “pecadores”, especialmente si son mujeres. Hamilton predicaba conformidad con los roles sexuales convencionales porque era consciente de que aquellas que transgredían las normas sociales establecidas estaban condenadas al fracaso y la destrucción. Palabras clave: mujer perdida; sociedad; hija; padre; castidad; educaciónhttp://ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.php/ODISEA/article/view/221fallen womansocietydaughter, fatherchastityeducationmujer perdidasociedadhijapadrecastidad
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The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without Return
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chastity
education
mujer perdida
sociedad
hija
padre
castidad
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title The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without Return
title_short The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without Return
title_full The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without Return
title_fullStr The Fall of the Dutiful Daughter or the Journey without Return
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publishDate 2017-03-01
description Abstract: Elizabeth Hamilton was an intelligent and educated woman who was aware of the legal, social and economic constraints that oppressed women and, in fact, denounce their cruel predicament in a covert way in her writings. She was particularly concerned with women not receiving the right intellectual and moral training that would allow them to reason and think for themselves. But at the same time she knew that in the revolutionary aftermath, in which traditional values were being reasserted, rebellion against the status quo was not a viable option for women. Thus, instead of rising false expectations of life, she teaches her female readers the terrible consequences of violating the sacred rules of a conservative society which shows no compassion for its ‘sinners’, especially if they are women. Hamilton was preaching conformity to conventional sexual roles because she was aware of the fact that those who transgressed established social rules were doomed to defeat and destruction. Keywords: fallen woman; society; daughter, father; chastity; education. Título en español: La caída de la hija de la virtuosa o viaje sin retorno. Resumen: Elizabeth Hamilton era una mujer inteligente e instruida, consciente de las restricciones legales, sociales y económicas que oprimían a las mujeres y, de hecho, denuncia esta cruel situación en sus escritos de forma encubierta. Le preocupaba de manera especial que las mujeres no recibieran la educación intelectual y moral que les permitiera razonar y pensar por si mismas. Pero, al mismo tiempo sabía que en el periodo posterior a la Revolución, en el que se había producido una revalorización de los valores tradicionales, el rebelarse contra el status quo no era una opción viable para las mujeres. De ahí que en lugar de despertar falsas expectativas en sus lectoras, les haga ver las terribles consecuencias que puede tener el violar las reglas sagradas de una sociedad conservadora que no muestra compasión alguna por sus “pecadores”, especialmente si son mujeres. Hamilton predicaba conformidad con los roles sexuales convencionales porque era consciente de que aquellas que transgredían las normas sociales establecidas estaban condenadas al fracaso y la destrucción. Palabras clave: mujer perdida; sociedad; hija; padre; castidad; educación
topic fallen woman
society
daughter, father
chastity
education
mujer perdida
sociedad
hija
padre
castidad
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