In the Victorian era‚ there were three main social classes‚ each with sub-groupings to determine if you were at the top or bottom of your respected class. The most well-off class was restricted to royalty‚ the rich‚ and the elite. This was known as the upper class. Following the elite was the middle class‚ which included wealthy business owners‚ educated workers‚ etc. Finally‚ at the bottom of the food chain‚ was the lower class. This group included factory workers or uneducated workers at the
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Sexism During The Victorian Era During the Victorian Era‚ society prevented women from making their own living‚ which caused an inescapable dependence upon men’s income; “Barred by law and custom from entering trades and professions by which they could support themselves‚ and restricted in the possession of property‚ woman had only one means of livelihood‚ that of marriage” (Kent 86). Therefore‚ no matter what the women desired‚ most were predestined to become wives due to their economic reliance
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Evil has long been expressed through movies and books throughout history. Batman beating the Joker‚ Spiderman banishing the Green Goblin‚ and Arthur and the guys defeating Dracula are all examples of literature based on the theme Good vs. Evil. In Bram Stokers‚ Dracula‚ Jonathan Harker represents the good‚ while the vampire‚ Dracula‚ represents the evil antagonist. One thing these four pieces share is that evil never fully overcomes good. They all start off as regular human beings‚ or on the good side
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because good always overcomes it. A good example of this is the book Dracula by Bram Stoker because the author expresses the nature of good vs. evil. Dracula wants to come to London because he wants to turn everyone into vampires. The basic background of the book Dracula is when Jonathan Harker‚ a realtor who is sent to Transylvania to complete a transaction with Dracula so he can come to England. What Harker does not know is that Dracula has a plan for world domination. Well‚ while Harker is on a train
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detail in the novel Dracula. Lucy and Mina are two of the three characters that the reader sees becoming a vampire‚ and both characters are narrators. It is clear that these two play a very important role in the novel. Their actions have a huge effect on the way the novel unfolds. Lucy and Mina have many differences and similarities in representing the Victorian women. Lucy represents all of the evil traits of a woman of the time‚ while mina represents the “New Woman” of the era. Mina and Lucy
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Industrial revolution represented in Dracula and Frankenstein The world was going through a major change when Frankenstein and Dracula were published. The U.S and Europe were the main forces of the Industrial Revolution‚ which was basically the transition from humans completing tasks using their own hands or tools‚ to humans using machines to do those things for them‚ due to the fact that it made their lives easier. However‚ not everyone was fond of the idea of modernization. Mary Shelly feared
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revolution. It is typical to assume that workers of the industrial revolution would live a reasonable lifestyle due to their significance to the revolution itself. Ironically enough‚ their lifestyles were not of luxury or satisfaction. During this era‚ three conditions suppressed and almost hovered over the lifestyles of workers of all ages: industrial workers lived in unsanitary environments‚ women were vulnerable to harsh labor because of reasons including the convenience of their small hands all
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Obedience in Children’s Literature during the Victorian Age Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Teaching Obedience through Text - Historical Development 3 3. The Victorian Age - a time of change 6 3.1 Broad themes of change 6 3.2 changes in society 6 3.3 Interim Conclusion 7 4. Obedience in Children’s Fiction - Tradition and Change 7 4.1 Kingsley’s The Water Babies 8 4.2 Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and what Alice found there
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Bram Stoker used his characters in Dracula to help portray the death of the Victorian Woman and the birth of the New Woman. During this time‚ women didn’t have the equal rights that men did. During the 19th century‚ women weren’t able to vote and usually stayed home to be housewives. This shows that women were accustomed to the conventional Victorian lifestyle‚ which meant that they rarely did anything outside of the house. Victorian woman didn’t play a big role in society‚ and were known as the
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streets‚ waterways‚ recurring rainy weather‚ interesting European architecture‚ and mystique‚ London is the perfect location for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. London: The capital of Great Britain‚ and the center of attention in the nineteenth century‚ due to the many incidents that were going on at the time. The novel includes many daunting scenes‚ such as when Dracula heaves a sack withholding a deceased child before three female vampires. It is no surprise why he choose London to be the setting of his novel
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