as says, an emotional strategy deceptive one; “his stance helpless questioner is,” Hessler “ultimately, of (109) Perhaps, instead of tearing it down, Ford is exposing holes in male evasion.” writers’ criticisms of first-wave feminist movements and the rise of the “new woman.” Ford Madox deals with the interest surrounding the The Good Soldier Ford’s “new woman” that had engulfed his literary world; however, the view being expressed in the novel is as unclear as the fleeting recollections of its narrator, John Dowell. Depending on personal interpretation, the novel can be seen as either endorsing or rejecting the ideas presented in First Wave Feminism with Florence as the centre point for discussion. Whatever the case, serious, subjective consideration must be given to limited ability as a narrator and any emotional attachment he has to the other characters. Dowell’s Works Cited Chambers, Julius. The Line of 44.6 (1910): 724-732. The Forum The Modern “Woman: Progress.” Web. 1st February 2013. Journals Project. Ford, Ford Madox. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Print. The Good Soldier. Gardner, Viv and Rutherford, Susan eds,. The New Woman and Her Sisters: Feminism in Theatre, London: Harvester and Webster, 1992. Web. 5th February 2013. 1850-1914. Hessler, John G. and Good The Narrator Re-examined.” The Journal of “Dowell ‘The Soldier’: 9.2 (1979): 109-116. Web. 1st February 2013. Narrative Technique JSTOR. Lawrence, D.H. Ed. James T. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence Volume 1, September 1901-May 1913. Boulton. Cambridge, London and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Web. 2nd February 2013.
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