In this thesis, researches will concentrate on the feminine protagonists in Middlemarch tohave a relatively deep study of Victorian women and their women questions in the novel fromthe feminine perspective. During the process, the text intends to find out the interrelationshipbetween Eliot's distinct feminine views and her feminine characters. More importantly, thethesis will induce a relatively objective study on Middlemarch and its feminine characterswhen they tackle with their problems so as to find out both progressiveness and limitations ofGeorge Eliot's feminine views.

　　Next, it is an outline of my paper. In the main part of this paper, I divide it into six parts.

　　In the first part, the authoress displays the introduction of the thesis including theresearch background, research perspective and aspects as well as the purpose and significanceof the current study.

　　In the second part, the thesis shall give the definition of women questions and related keyconcepts in Eliot's writings.

　　In the third and fourth part comes the textual analysis. In the two parts, the text willfocus on Dorothea the protagonist to discuss the typical women questions in family andsociety and to look into how they deal with these questions from the gynocritic perspective.

　　The fifth part shall be a further exploration on George Eliot's views on women.

　　In the sixth part, the research shall come to the conclusion of the thesis as well as somesuggestions for further exploration.

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