Essay about Colonialism Changed the Role of the Victorian Male

For a few,“colonialism” had a moral reason, whether to elevate “Christianity” or to manufacture a superior world. The “English provincial authority Henry Curzon” contended that the British Empire "was under Providence, the best instrument for good that the world has seen." To Cecil Rhodes, the most celebrated domain developer of his day, the extraction of material riches from the provinces was as it were an optional matter. "My decision reason," he commented, "is the expansion of the British Empire." That British Domain, on which, as the adage went, "the sun

from economy to culture, Great Britain thrived and controlled most of the world. But finally,the

Even in song, the Britons were as prideful as they were aggressive in colonization. Take, for example, an excerpt of their National Anthem: “When Britain first at Heaven’s command / Arose from out the azure main; / This was the charter of the land / And guardian angels sang this strain; / Rule Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves: / Britons never will be slaves” (James Thomson and Thomas Arne). The above speaks of arrogance and superiority, by associating themselves with a higher power; they insinuate that Britain is the Promised Land, and by the logic that there is only one Promised Land, they underlay that everyone else is inferior.

The typical Australian: lazy, beer guzzling, faded blue singlets, thongs, slang words. This is the dominant reading formed by the media, commonly in advertisements and novels. The image constructed by such media is one of an unfit ‘couch potato’ who sits around all day drinking and watching television. This stereotype is not only downgrading, but constructs Australian males as underachievers in society. Some Australians may be like this, as for many the pursuit of leisure is a serious business. Indeed texts such as Chris Franklin’s – Bloke (2000) and The Wind and the Monkey (1999) support this theory of the common Australian man. However texts such as Crocodile Dundee (1986) and The Castle (1999)

Women in British America Women in colonial America were thought to be unequal when compared to their men counterpart. But women devoted as much effort to the colony as men did. In The records of the Virginia Company of London, it explains why women were vital to the colonies. Women in colonial British America contributed tremendously to their families and although they were often seen as inadequate to men, they provided for and controlled much more for colonial life than what most people assume to be true.

Britain became the vast and mighty Empire upon which the sun never set through the development and use of what is, in modern terms, referred to as Imperialism. The British approach to the colonization of India came out of: the European, specifically British, superiority mindset; the practical approach of attaining resources in return for modernization and “guardianship”; and the solidification of Britain as the world’s dominating force. Britain’s use of Imperialism, as a necessity to maintain its Empire, acted as the catalyst of the Indian Rebellion.

Pre-Introduction: Today, many texts studied in the English class connect with the world’s history. When covering certain topics, it is important for teachers to pick an interesting and informative study that teaches important literacy skills, such as posing arguments. The pieces studied in this essay focus on the topic of the British Empire.

One Victorian sentiment was that a civilized individual could be determined by her/his appearance. This notion was readily adopted by the upper classes and, among other things, helped shape their views of the lower classes, who certainly appeared inferior to them. In regards to social mobility, members of the upper classes may have (through personal tragedy or loss) often moved to a lower-class status, but rarely did one see an individual move up from the abysmal lower class. Although poverty could be found almost anywhere in Victorian London (one could walk along a street of an affluent neighborhood, turn the corner, and find oneself in an area of depravity and decay), most upper-class

For Britain, the colonies were acquired with no other view as to be a continence. America had resources that would be valuable to the British Empire. There were, however, unbreakable connections between both Britain and America. During this time, world affairs were running strongly in Britain’s favor, their empire was growing ever stronger and America was part of it. (Holmes)(Pearson)

Throughout the late 19th century Germany was becoming an increasingly formidable industrial power, prompting Britain to become uneasy about her long established superiority over economic markets. Britain’s discomfort was exemplified by the rhetoric of Prime Minister Chamberlain holding empire as a means of clinging to economic prosperity, as well as justifications of the supposed superiority of the British race. This discourse concerning threats to the existence of the reign of the British people reflect the fact that the British were not simply concerned with maintaining the profits associated with colonial holdings, but were deeply fearful of the death of British economic hegemony in overseas markets that it had enjoyed for centuries. Feeling threatened by expansionist German cries of “today Germany, tomorrow the whole world,” Britain felt that her global economic superiority was being challenged: a violent push back was eagerly advocated by the British people, factoring into the declaration of war on Germany. Hence for European powers imperialism represented not just a status symbol of the power of their nation, but a way of life and insurance of economic dominance that was to be defended at any

A German propaganda cartoon entitled Freiheit Der Meere or Freedom of the Seas illustrates that England is taking away all of the world’s freedom. A map of the world is presented. The name of the map is called freedom of the seas. When thinking about freedom, thoughts go in thinking it’s peaceful and free. In this representation it shows England almost as if it were an octopus reaching out around the world, taking any land for itself. At the bottom it lists places where England already took over and the year. At the top right, it says a statement in German. It states, “England Der Blutsauger Der Welt”. In English it means “England is the bloodsucker of the world”. The Germans felt like the British were taking over and they wouldn’t have any land left. They knew England was taking over any land they could get their hands on. In a graph labeled Size of Colonial Empires in 1913 it shows the area and colonies that each country has. Britain has the most small areas. The colonization of Britain is 400,000,000. In 1913 having most of the land and a large amount colonies, Britain was considered one of the most powerful countries out there. It shows they were trying to gain power and show a message. The message they are trying to show is that they may be small, but they are just as powerful as a bigger country. Overall, powerful countries wanted more and more countries to show

Between the year of 1853 and 1902, the rulers of the European countries were enthusiastic about increasing their kingdoms for financial profits especially the British. In the article “Confession of Faith”, great imperialist and wealthy diamond mine owner Cecil Rhodes emphasizes his thoughts about Britain’s right to fight for land. Rhodes thoughts explained the beliefs that imperialism was the way to political and profitable success and explains how British managed to expand its nation. To understand the reason behind Rhodes thoughts, here is a little history about him and his personal success.

In The Empire Writes Back (Ashcroft, et al.), the term ‘post-colonial’ is defined as covering “all the culture affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day”. Post-colonial theory, then, provides an insight into the complicated power dynamic that occurs between the coloniser and the colonised, and, at its simplest, responds to colonialism with emphasis on the effects, both positive and negative, on the coloniser and the colonised. Having read Jones’s Mister Pip with a post-colonial lens, it becomes clear that Mr Watts and Matilda are a metaphor for the coloniser and the colonised. Within this metaphor, they each take on unbalanced roles in different relationships, and are represented in different ways, though Mr

During the 19th century, women were controlled by a male dominated society. The women were in pure agony knowing that there was no faith for them to have a crucial change in civilization. This could often lead to “clinical depression” in which a human could feel lonely, empty, confounded and miserable. In this time period, women’s role in society was to be simply mothers and wives. A world where women had rights, control, and power was a fantasy. According to Hall, he states, “Key to all feminist methodologies is the belief that patriarchal oppression of women through history has been profound and multifaceted” (Hall 202). In other words, it is known that the male takes complete cruel supremacy over the years in our history. In The

great prosperity in Great Britain's literature. The Victorian Age produced a variety of changes. Political and social reform produced a variety of reading among all classes. The lower-class became more self-conscious, the middle class more powerful and the rich became more vulnerable. The novels of Charles Dickens, the poems of Alfred,