An Analysis of Masculinity in Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By depreciating alcohol, Huntington was able to show a serious situation because "I have never completely spent the night", "I can not dream of seeing my sweet lady secretly", (311). Helen's concern for Huntington's alcoholism was his shameful behavior, but Huntington acknowledged the negative effect of alcohol for the first time in his novel. Huntington regarded drunkenness as unimportant to him, but he did not know that his behavior and behavior was the cause of humiliation of his personality.

In 1848, Ambron's second novel "Tenant of Wildfel Hall" was published. Ann 's novel is not a traditional romantic story of her sister work, but provides a true story about the main character Helen Huntington Helen Huntington is a veteran of her violence, degeneration of a depraved alcohol husband We must deal with death. Ann's own brother, led by Branwell) He also died in 1848 - due to complications caused by his poisoning. At that time, British law recognized that married women had no legal rights other than their husbands, could not possess property, divorce, or manage child custody. However, in her tenacious novel, the hero of Ann Bronte kept his husband, preserving his brother, living hiding behind it, and supporting himself and her children through the painting.

AnneBrontë (January 17, 1820 - May 28, 1849) was a British novelist and a poet. She wrote two novels, agnes gray (based on her own experience as a tutor) and tenants in Wildfel Hall. The tenant of Wildfell Hall was very successful and sold out in 6 weeks. The explanation of alcoholism and discouragement is very disturbing for readers of the 19th century. It is also a famous feminist novel. Anne's heroine eventually left her husband to protect their young son from his influence as it was her cruel drunk. She supports herself and her son through painting. By doing so, she not only violated social customs but also violated British law. At that time, the married woman had no independent legal entity except her husband and was unable to possess her own property, he was divorced and managed the child's custody rights. If she tries to get away from him, her husband has the right to withdraw her.

One year before her death in May 1849, Ann published her second novel. Wildfell Hall's tenant, much more ambitious than her previous novel, was a huge success and soon broke through Emily's Wuthering Heights. However, the acceptance of criticism is varied and praises the sharp criticism of the novel's "power" and "effect" and "vulgarity". Ann's sister Charlotte Bronte himself writes to her publisher as follows. "It seems to be wrong to choose a theme in this work." After An's death, the summer lot blocks the re-publication of the novel, thereby accusing her sister's temporary forgotten.