Angel in the House

Coventry Patmore believes that his wife Emily is the perfect Victorian wife and wrote about her "angel in the house". It did not attract much attention when it was first published in 1854, but it continued to influence the 20th century more and more, during the remainder of the 19th century. The Little House series reflects what Patmore originally wrote and believed. The theme "Angels in the house" was introduced through the series and intertwined.

The women's Victorian ideals are represented by Coventry Patmoor's poet "devotion in the house" dedicated to his perfect wife "Angel in house" coming from. Although the concept of "an angel in the house" was originally related to a woman of the middle class, Queen Victoria was "erotically drawn as an ideal wife and mother" (Abrams 102) and all social classes Please come to an ideal woman representing. According to Nina Aauerbach, the perfect woman of the Victorian society is "an angel who is drowning in his family, only for his daughter, wife and mother". (4) In short, a perfect woman is a family woman who does his utmost with life and happiness for the other people. She is expected to accomplish her goal by delighting those who never express their wishes.

The man does not know the inner struggle. She talked about the ghost, she named him an angel in the house. This visionary angel is called by the author; she is pure, attractive, compassionate and selfless. The angel of the house made the author feel guilty about having his own viewpoint and personality. This ghost hopes that all women have the same morality and characteristics as her. She is a behavior that women should take, especially in the society dominated by men. The narrator said she had to kill the angels at home to succeed in her profession. Angel wants to get inspiration from writer's writings. Women who act according to angels do not fully understand their possibilities and make them beyond men