To what extent does Charlotte P. Gilman contradict the socialist and feminist ideologies in her novels Herland and With Her in Our Land?

摘要

This essay examines the question "To what extent does Charlotte P. Gilman contradict the socialist and feminist ideologies in her novels Herland and With Her in Our Land?” In the beginning of the essay a short introduction of the novels are made.The essay continues with an examination of feminism and socialism in the novel Herland and then moves on to explore the same topics in the prequel novel, With Her In Ourland and discusses the points in the novels that failed or succeeded the ideologies. By the end of the essay, the conclusion is reached that while these novels both have traces of both ideologies engraved in them, they lack the grounded and equalist approach that is needed.