Through the speaker’s wistful contemplation of days past and future, readers are quietly, yet concisely, drawn into the world of this Victorian woman. I felt I was able to empathise with the speaker’s sense of devotion and reverence for her single mother: “she always spoke to others with respect” (Ayoub). It is also clear there is a strong sense of dedication to the values of Victorian society pertaining to marriage, motherhood and homemaking. My only suggestion is to be a little mindful of minor syntactic and grammatical errors throughout your work. Other than this, what a profound, thought-provoking read, Isabel!
LINK to Isabel’s Blog: https://isabelinliterature.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/blog-3-imagining-i-am-a-victorian-woman/
Mariama E. Biro Saibou 