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MULTIPLICITY OF THEMES IN MIDDLEMARCH Presented by Foram Vyas M.A(English) Sem – 2 Paper No :- 9 Roll No :- 23

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MULTIPLICITY OF THEMES IN MIDDLEMARCH Presented by Foram Vyas M.A(English) Sem – 2 Paper No :- 9 Roll No :- 23

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Theme of the novel: Frustration of lofty aspirations-CausesThe Major Theme : Middlemarch is a Complex work of art and a number of Themes and ideas are woven into Complex fabric.

Dorothea-Casaubon Story: Meanness of opportunity.

Spots of Commonness

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The Theme: Acceptance of the Ordinary human Condition

Integrated Vision and Thematic Unity

Dorothea’s Acceptance of Reality.

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The Theme: Search for one’s true vocation and its frustrationDorothea’s Quest : The limited and Conservative Middlemarch society has an inhibiting effect on her quest for her true vocation.

Her Frustration

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ConclusionThese are only a few of the many variations

on the theme.The theme runs through the novel and is an important source of unity in it.

W.H.Harvey says, “All of these characters enrich the theme of vocation with their individual characteristics;between them they diversify and enliven what might otherwise remain a moral abstraction.The theme ramifies and mutates through out the novel.”

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MULTIPLICITY OF THEMES IN MIDDLEMARCH Presented by Foram Vyas M.A(English) Sem – 2 Paper No :- 9 Roll No :- 23

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Theme of the novel: Frustration of lofty aspirations-CausesThe Major Theme : Middlemarch is a Complex work of art and a number of Themes and ideas are woven into Complex fabric.

Dorothea-Casaubon Story: Meanness of opportunity.

Spots of Commonness

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The Theme: Acceptance of the Ordinary human Condition

Integrated Vision and Thematic Unity

Dorothea’s Acceptance of Reality.

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The Theme: Search for one’s true vocation and its frustrationDorothea’s Quest : The limited and Conservative Middlemarch society has an inhibiting effect on her quest for her true vocation.

Her Frustration

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ConclusionThese are only a few of the many variations

on the theme.The theme runs through the novel and is an important source of unity in it.

W.H.Harvey says, “All of these characters enrich the theme of vocation with their individual characteristics;between them they diversify and enliven what might otherwise remain a moral abstraction.The theme ramifies and mutates through out the novel.”

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Thank you