Abstract: This study, based on the theory of Female Gothic, focuses on three femalecharacters in the novel, Catherine, Isabella, and Cathy, to explore the survival dilemma of femaleself-division under patriarchy in the Victorian era. Catherine’s painful choice between love andclass norms is a tragic reflection of how her self-awareness was broken down by the patriarchalvalue system. This split in identity, as described by Brontë, shows the unique sense ofc...
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