Many themes‚ styles‚ genres‚ and modes of Victorian Literature are reflected in the works of the Bronte Sisters’‚ especially that of Jane Eyre. Common themes of victorian literature are shared with Jane Eyre. Food was a reoccurring theme of throughout many Victorian novels because of the hunger that many people faced in this time period. This theme is reflected in the vivid description of under nourishment at Lowood School in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Another common theme was women’s morality
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Changing Women Through Literature The 20th Century brought about many changes for writers. It was during this time that the war along with the feminist movement began to come forward. These two issues began changing the way women were viewed in society. Writers had the option of whether or not to keep their female characters the domesticated subservient homemaker or to bring forth the new emerging woman in their stories. The roles of women were changing from the passive homemaker who stayed at home
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written by Charles Dickens. The book was published in 1843 in the Victorian era. The book was based around a self absorbed‚ miserable and bitter character named Scrooge‚ who detest Christmas and although wealthy he is also miserly. The book’s storyline is that‚ Scrooge is visited by ghosts‚ who reveal to him his future life and death. The horror of finding out that his demise is perilous. This book also shows how poor Victorians suffer and the treatment they used to get. The poor were sent to
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distinguished Victorian doctor‚ Henry Jekyll‚ who discovers a way to transform himself into another persona‚ Edward Hyde‚ who unlocks or amplifies thoughts‚ feelings‚ and desires not normally expressed by Dr. Jekyll but are the norm for Mr. Hyde. A scene of the text will be analyzed. A comparison will be made as to the motives of Hyde’s actions between Darwin’s theory of evolution and an evil nature as described in the Holy Bible. Both of these were hot topics of culture in the Victorian era as Darwin’s
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been a huge success in Wilde’s career and it remains in the audience’s view. Wilde uses an easy and frivolous way to reflect the realities of the Victorian society through the play. This is why he calls the play A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. One of the main themes of The Importance of Being Ernest is marriage. As the play was written in Victorian Periods‚ it is mainly about the argue on the nature of marriage and the characters’ views and attitudes towards marriage. By studying the characters
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The fear of the unknown is a common Gothic theme that is used to create fear and uncertainty in the responder. This is achieved through the use of a number of different techniques and conventions. The fear of the unknown is expressed through dark‚ uncertain and mysterious circumstances cause responders to feel vulnerable and fearful. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula the overpowering force of the sublime‚ the prominence of religion‚ death and use of darkness accompanied by typical Gothic techniques evoke
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Nightingale gives great insight into the steps‚ one woman took to change the face of patient care. Such as‚ changing the way modern nursing is used and with the prevention to cure. In fact‚ Nightingale first started out practicing medicine in the Victorian era (Nightingale‚ Web). She had a reputation for caring
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In the Victorian period‚ the lady played an important role as helpmate to her husband‚ providing him a refuge from the world of work and complementing his masculine attributes. She is shown as the weaker vessel‚ she always needed a man to “protect” her .At the same time‚ her role as nurturer‚ educator of her children and her appearance was regarded as a lady’s natural duty for the Victorians. I. Ideal Victorian Woman in her social and domestic character The ideal Victorian woman was a
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Great Expectations There is no single definition in the Victorian society as to what constitutes a “gentleman.” Even the Victorians themselves were unsure exactly what made a gentleman. Some believed it was a person’s central characteristics and others were not sure how long it would take to become one. Some people became gentleman from right of birth‚ but that alone was not enough. Others were considered gentleman because of their occupation‚ for example clergymen‚ army officers‚ and members
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Importance of Being Earnest: A tale of Victorian mockery "Every word and every part of an individual was expected to be in accordance with the rigid moral and behavior rules‚ and each‚ even the slightest deviation from the rule was considered an offence which made the delinquent publicly disgraced. Even literature and art had its cannons which were to be respected" (Mathews‚ 2009). In Oscar Wilde ’s satirical comedy‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Victorian hypocrisy is presented within the lines
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