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Alienation of Humanity and Salvation of Love in “Ruth” [application of Fromm's theories to art]
(2017)
>Ruth<, Elizabeth Gaskell’s second novel, tells the story of a poor girl, Ruth, that was seduced and then abandoned in pregnancy by Bellingham, who was from a higher class. Basing on Fromm’s Theory of Alienation, the thesis will focus on the analysis of Ruth’s alienation of humanity and salvation of love, and illustrate Mrs. Gaskell’s reflection and critique of the exploitation of the capitalist system and traditional moral concept, especially the convention of constraint and discrimination of women and demonstrate her humanism built on love, mercy and tolerance.