A review by abigailellen
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell

3.0

while ruth’s death is often read as punishment, especially by modern readers, it’s proven to be much more than that. gaskell is reproached for not allowing her corrupted yet repenting heroine to live, seemingly cutting ruth’s life short in order to punish her. but gaskell’s implication - no, outright declaration that ruth is admitted into heaven, despite being a “sinner”, is a literary move beyond daring during the victorian period.