Female Friendships and Communities in George Eliot's Fictional Works

There have been shifts and alternatives in the perception of George Eliot's writing with changing paradigms and changing ideologies in cultures and societies. A critical study of the Society in George Eliot's fictional works has been widely popular. Recent studies have widened the scope of study by focusing on the women characters and their relationships. The study of women's position in Victorian society as depicted in George Eliot's fiction becomes very relevant today, especially for those marginalized by gender. George Eliot not only demands revision of social values and conventions but also envisions alternative worlds in which women would be autonomous and self-defining.