Abstract
This research paper deals with Arnold Bennett's The Old Wives' Tale (1908). It aims at showing how meaningless and futile it is to revolt against the iron grip of circumstances , whether social or economic , that shape or determine people's lives and precisely speaking the lives of the Baines sisters , the heroines of the novel . It sheds light on the differences between those sisters and the gap in the degree of their consciousness of the world they live in . It also points to the destructive effect of time upon them and their great effort to adjust themselves to their environment .
Article Type
Article
First Page
137
Last Page
144
Publication Date
12-15-2014
Recommended Citation
Jassam, Hadeel Hatif
(2014)
"The Futility of Revolt in Arnold Bennett's The Old Wives' Tale,"
Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences: Vol. 211:
Iss.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://alustath.researchcommons.org/journal/vol211/iss2/10
