In George Eliot's monumental novel, _Middlemarch_, the intricate tapestry of early Victorian society unfolds in a provincial town rich with ambition, idealism, and political introspection. The narrative weaves together the lives of various characters, notably Dorothea Brooke, whose desires for social reform and personal fulfillment clash with societal limitations. Eliot's profound psychological insight, characterized by free indirect discourse, allows readers to explore the characters' inner li ...