ill on the floss. Maggie is a romantic character and a dutiful daughter and sister she is devoted, tender and longing to give and receive love. Maggie is often read as Eliot's critique of the opportunities available to women in 19th century. However, these readings tend to be overly autobiographical: they read Maggie as an avatar of Eliot herself. As you read Maggie's story, the connections we can draw between her life story – particularly its often-unfulfilled ambitions – and Victorian constructions of femininity. As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict
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