In The French Lieutenant's Woman, Charles Smithson, a gentleman, falls in love with Sarah Woodruffe, a poor and disgraced governess, despite the fact that he is engaged. The novel explores Charles' conflicting feelings as he deals with his emotions and the societal expectations of the world around him. The narrator of this post-modern text often intervenes in the story, turning what might be a typical Victorian-style novel into an exploration of structure and intertextuality.
The End or is it In John Fowles book The French Lieutenants Woman we are told a story about Charles Smithson and Ernestina Freeman who are a couple engaged to be married The setting of the story takes place mainly in Lyme Bay England Charles and Ernestina are two upper class individuals who feel like they are above most other Victorian people Charles is an amateur pathologist who enjoys many of Darwins theories and Ernestina is an attractive shy and intelligent woman The couple are one day walk
Thomas Hardys Tess of the DUrbervilles and John Fowles The French Lieutenants Woman both have a strong theme exploring their views and opinions on religion the church and morals in Victorian society Both writers convey similar opinions on the subject By manipulating characters and situations the two novelists are able to express their opinions on Morality in society as well as Christianity and Darwinism In Tess of the dUrbervilles class religion and morality are closely linked Tess and her fami