Feminist Symbolism in Homer's The Odyssey and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities

Since what seems like the beginning of human civilization, the role of the female has varied from society to society. This role is symbolically represented in The Odyssey by Homer and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, two of the most famous works of literature, and yet two of the most different. In each book, the author uses a rich variety of symbolism to express themes he finds necessary to enrich the story. …

…in which the authors lived in. Homer was in a pagan society in which females tend to be liberated, while Dickens was in old England in which tenderness is a much-loved virtue. It seems that these environments ought to be kept in mind when reading these texts, in order to grasp what the authors may have had in mind when characterizing his figures. Works cited: Homer "The Odyssey" Dickens, Charles "A Tale of Two Cities"