The Victorian Age : An Upper Class Society

The Victorian Era was a time of peace and prosperity. During the Victorian Era the society was divided into various social classes like the working class, middle class. Upper class, Dickens/Victorians. Above all those classes the middle class was the most hard working class with all the various occupations but also they also had quite relaxing life also speaking of which let's get into the middle class.

The difference in class structures of Victorian England was dependent on the lifestyles and jobs of individuals. The Victorian era of England lasted from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian England hierarchy was divided into three different classes; the upper, middle, and lower class and was reliant of occupational differences. The hierarchy was very rigid and there was little social mobility, because of the fact that normally a person was born into their class and even their future career. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens displays the model of class structure through the character Pip Pirrup. Pip struggles to find his place within the hierarchy. Throughout the novel, Dickens writes about the different classes in England. Pip belongs the working class due to his family and is set to be a blacksmith, but finds himself in the societal shift that occurred in England in the nineteenth century. Pip wants to achieve his great expectations and change the path that his life was going on. He wants create a better life for himself than what he would have had if he followed in the footsteps of his family. Dickens also creates various characters in the different classes to expose the relationship between each class. An individual’s class was a dominant factor in creating an identity. People of the upper classes thought very little of the people “below” them. Throughout his journey, Pip reveals information about how the different social classes lived and how members of each

The Victorian Era or the romantic period was a time in which Queen Victoria ruled the throne. The Victorian period formally began in 1837 the year in which Victoria became the Queen of England and ended in 1901 the year in which she was laid to rest. In this paper, I will discuss Queen Victoria’s life or what we all know to be “The Victorian Era.” I will highlight some of the most powerful events that occurred during this time, the many reforms that were passed during Queen Victoria’s ruling, I will discuss the political, cultural, and social developments of this time period. I will speak about some inventions of the Victorian Era, and the two main political parties better known as the Tory and Whigs that were popular during this age. You will discover what imperialism is, the commonwealth, The British Monarch and why and how Victoria was such a remarkable monarch. I will even tell you some of the most interesting facts that I have learned to be true about Queen Victoria.

Kenned for the promotion of rigorous morality, the period between 1837 and 1901 in England is synonymous with human restraint. The Victorian era, named after Queen Victoria’s ascension to the throne, began with the elite in control of society and its politics. Concerned with maintaining power over their society, these hundreds of families fixated on the convivial disseverment between the upper and lower classes; associating enlightenment with the upper class became a leading thought abaft this disseverment, which regarded the lower class as brutal in nature. This thrust the Victorian era into a period of human hypocrisy and emotional elimination: a cultural conception that drain into the fields of science and religion. Robert Stevenson mimic

Victorian Era England Lifestyles were quite diverse depending on where you lived and how much money you had. The rich were well off while the poor were complete opposites. Although the rich had great lives, I would not wish to live in that time period.

While there were many advancements in technology and literature in the Victorian Era, there were also many disadvantages; these included child labor, class disparities, and atrocious living conditions. There were incredible novels, artwork, and machinery created during the Victorian Era. However, the people were treated horribly. Children were put to work, and severely abused while they were there. The poor were seen as dirt on the bottom of the upper class’s shoes, and were rarely allowed to advance in society. Citizens lived in squalor, and many became ill because of it. Victorian society will always have a negative connotation because of how the people were treated during that time. Dickens is a major proponent of that connotation. He wrote

In order to maintain a reputable image, his life must be void of excitement and evident emotion that may distort the serious persona he is obligated to assume. However, despite his aloofness, he demonstrates compassion and acceptance to his peers whose reputations have been damaged. He explains “I incline to Cain’s heresy… I let my brother go to the devil in his own way”(Stevenson 1). In this biblical reference, God expects people to be concerned with their brothers. In saying this, Mr. Utterson believes that it is his “brother’s” will to do what they please without it affecting his views. It is Mr. Utterson’s habit to be “the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men” (Stevenson 1). Although his interest with social rejects may suggest Victorian respectability, it may also prove to be a product of the social values forced upon him. As a lawyer, he is “the representative of justice, order, and society” (Frauley). He cannot afford to display any wrongdoings deemed unacceptable by his peers. Therefore, by associating with people of lower reputability, Utterson can experience the rebellious and shunned behaviours through these people. This allows Stevenson to successfully comment on human nature. The duality in Utterson’s persona is exposed through the disguise he wears in public versus the natural behaviours that are in conflict with a Victorian society’s expectations of him. This theme also explains why Mr. Utterson and

Restraint, restriction, and inhibition of one’s character can be relentless and suffocating. Throughout the Victorian Era, superficial decorum was a priority for some, but a lifestyle for many. This inescapable flaw of society led to unattainable standards to be perfect and citizen’s constant doubt of their actions. The essence of Stevenson’s novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was the prosecution of the Victorian Era’s condemning nature, and the hypocrisy toward those who deviated from the status quo of propriety and stoicism.

Victorian-era Londoners were very rich or very poor - there was no “in-between”. These class distinctions are shown in many ways throughout the book, this includes: ‘ Hell’ ( east side ) vs. ‘Heaven’ ( West Side ), Jekyll Vs. Hyde, and Jekyll’s home.

In the year 1837 the British Empire, with Victorian England as the center, was the most powerful in the world. The industrial revolution had brought great change to the country. At age eighteen Victoria became Queen and reigned until 1901. She brought an extended period of peace and prosperity to the country. One result of her being on the throne was that England became divided into three distinct classes.

Utterson and, simultaneously, the average Victorian male. “...a man of rugged countenance...never lighted by a smile; cold scanty...backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.” (1). “Mr Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave the an impression of deformity… ‘God bless me, the man hardly seems human!’” (14). Mr. Utterson is promptly described as well fit with emotions moderately unaffected by the social environment, and Hyde is seen as grotesque and, as Utterson put it, hardly human. These examples describe how the Victorians were often viewed and how those who could not meet those standards were seen as. Stevenson used the diction and direct characterization of Mr. Utterson to inform the reader that individual attributes included strong emotion control, proper stance in public, well kept facial features, and capable of making stable, subtle

In the Victorian Era of England, society was divided amongst three groups, or classes. These classes included the upper class, the middle class, and the lower, or working class. Classism during Victorian times, although widely accepted, caused many problems such as judgement and destitution. The Upper Class was made up of Dukes, Nobles, and other wealthy aristocrats.

The novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde“ by Robert Louis Stevenson discusses dualism and internal conflict. All the individuals have two kinds of distinguishable sides exist which are good and evil; in the book, Dr. Jekyll represents the good and Mr. Hyde represents the evil. Not only Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, other character’s perspective toward the dualism is revealed. Especially in time period when the book is published, is called Victorian London, the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 20 June 1837 until her death. It differs between wealth class Victorians and poor class Victorians. Poor Victorians had a rough and hard life, often ending up in the workhouse or early death, Additionally, people who are rich had many pressure

The Victorian Period was a great influence to the authors who composed novels at that time where distinctions between social classes as well as between men and women were strongly marked. During this period, it was precisely a woman who ruled. Alexandrina Victoria who was born on May 24, 1819 became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death on January 22, 1901. Victoria’s reign was one of the longest of a female in history. At only the age of 18, after her uncle William Henry IV died, she began a span of 63 years of reign. In spite of her independence and power, Victoria fell into a deep depression when her husband died in 1861 and ever since she wore black every day for the rest of her

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,