SOURCE: "The Second Sex: Behind a Mask or a Woman's Power," in Whispers in the Dark: The Fiction of Louisa May Alcott, University of Tennessee Press, 1993, pp. 46-57.
In the following chapter from a critical study of Alcott's fiction, Keyser offers an analysis of Behind a Mask, considering the work in the context of the "Victorian Cult of True Womanhood. "
This is a free excerpt of 61 words. There are 5,786 words (approx.
19 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Louisa May Alcott: Elizabeth Lennox Keyser Access Pass.
