Genre
Essay
Setting and Context
19th Century English Society
Narrator and Point of View
N/A
Tone and Mood
Crtical, feministic, argumentative
Protagonist and Antagonist
Major Conflict
As the title says, the writer brings forth his arguments against the subjection of women in 19th century English society.
Climax
Gender equality will create social progress and help to bring total happiness in society.
Foreshadowing
Understatement
Allusions
Mill makes an allusion to Uncle Tom of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in Chapter II.
Imagery
Paradox
Parallelism
In Chapter 2, Mill uses a parallel between women and slaves to emphasize the dire condition of women in 19th-century society.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Personification
The Church is personified having the ability to hear and to grant permission.
