Daughter
A daughter is a
In patriarchal societies, daughters often have different or lesser familial rights than sons. A family may prefer to have sons rather than daughters and subject daughters to female infanticide.[1] In some societies it is the custom for a daughter to be 'sold' to her husband, who must pay a bride price. The reverse of this custom, where the parents pay the husband a sum of money to compensate for the financial burden of the woman and is known as a dowry. The payment of a dowry can be found in societies where women do not labour outside the home.
Perception
In the
Daughters in literature
The role of the daughter has been an important theme in literature, especially when exploring relationships between family members and gender roles. Through exploration of the relationship between children and their parents, readers can draw conclusions about the impact of parenting style on the growth and development of a child's character and personality.
Notable daughters whose character and development has been impacted by their parents in literature have been:[5]
| Daughter | Parent/s | Novel | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennet | Mr Bennet & Mrs Bennet (née Gardiner) | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | 1813 |
Jo March
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Marmee March | Little Women | Louisa May Alcott | 1868 |
| Francie Nolan | Johnny and Katie Nolan | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith | 1943 |
Scout Finch
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Atticus Finch | To Kill A Mockingbird | Harper Lee | 1960 |
Meg Murry
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Alex and Kate Murry | A Wrinkle In Time | Madeleine L’Engle | 1962 |
Astrid Magnussen
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Ingrid Magnussen and Klaus Anders | White Oleander | Janet Fitch | 1999 |
See also
References
- JSTOR 2760461.
- ^ Baccara, Mariagiovanna; Collard-Wexler, Allan; Felli, Leonardo; Yariv, Leeat (November 2013). "Child adoption matching: preferences for gender and race" (PDF). LSE Research Online: 1. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Rosin, Hanna (8 June 2010). "The End of Men". theatlantic.com.
- ^ Cole, Andrew. "Jewish Apocrypha and Christian Epistemologies of the Fall: The Dialogi of Gregory the Great and the Old Saxon Genesis." Rome and the North: The Early Reception of Gregory the Great in Germanic Europe: 157-188
- ^ "30 of the Best Parents in Literature". 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
5. Britannica. (n.d.). Dowry. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/dowry.
