I don’t want to know people that look ugly and disagreeable any more than I want to taste dishes that look disagreeable”(Chapter V, page 62).Īdam Bede is admired by acquaintances and strangers alike for his good looks, but the admiration of his family and close friends runs deeper because they are close enough to see his inner beauty in his good qualities of hard work, integrity, and intelligence. In her own words, “If I don’t like a man’s look, depend upon it that I shall never like HIM. Mrs Irwine exemplifies this as she believes she must first like how a person looks before she can like the person as an individual. The novel contrasts inner beauty with outer beauty and highlights how our admiration of outer beauty can affect our perception of inner beauty. The theme of aesthetics in Adam Bede teaches that our sensitivity to beauty sometimes affects our perception of reality.
Let us take a closer look at these in this analysis.Īdam Bede addresses a number of issues in human society and relationships, including aesthetics, diligence, emotions, family and duty, actions and consequences, etc.
The narrative style has had a controversial reception among readers and critics, some think the narration makes for a better appreciation of the story while some others see the narrative style as too intrusive and reducing the enjoyment of the novel. Adam Bede by George Eliot has an interesting narrative style where the author takes on the persona of the narrator and goes into a comprehensive exposition of her opinions in asides to the reader as it explores themes of beauty, hard work, family ties, and a lot more.
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