Moral Swindlers by George Eliot
Moral Swindlers is a novel by George Eliot that explores the theme of moral corruption and its consequences. The story follows the lives of several characters who are all affected in different ways by their own or others' immoral behavior. Throughout the book, Eliot examines the complexities of human nature and how easily people can be swayed from doing what is right.
By George Eliot · First published 1863 · Genre: Satire, Philosophical Fiction, Social Commentary · 3,210 words
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It is a familiar example of irony in the degradation of words that "what a man is worth" has come to mean how much money he possesses; but there seems a deeper and more melancholy irony in the shrunken meaning that popular or polite speech assigns to "morality" and "morals. " The poor part these words are made to play recalls the fate of those pagan divinities who, after being understood to rule the powers of the air and the destinies of men, came down to the level of insignificant demons, or were even made a farcical show for the amusement of the multitude.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: George Eliot
- Date: 1863 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Satire, Philosophical Fiction, Social Commentary, Literary Fiction, Victorian Literature
- Length: 3,210 words
- Structure: 1 section, 29 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Confusing
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Genres
- Satire — The work critiques societal norms and moral hypocrisy through irony and wit.
- Philosophical Fiction — Explores deep ethical questions and the nature of morality.
- Social Commentary — Addresses issues of social justice and the misuse of moral language.
- Literary Fiction — Focuses on character development and complex themes.
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morality · deception · ethics · human nature · social critique · hypocrisy · character study · Victorian literature · philosophy · psychology · relationships · class struggle