Victorian America

Governesses represented an unusual social class in Victorian culture. They were often women belonging to the middle class, however, they had a central role in the upbringing of upper class children and the construction of Victorian education and ideals. Despite their significance within the homes of wealthy families, many governesses were treated with suspicion and fear. This paper, however, seeks to analyze several notable governess representations as well as to understand how these various depictions

Introduction Wuthering Heights was composed by Emily Bronte and Great Expectations was composed by Charles Dickens as they were illustrations of the Victorian novel. Both novels reflect the conditions of the 19th century in England which showed a lot of progress in many aspects. Through the growth and development of the English Empire, industrialism and capitalism which caused a lot of dramatic changes in the society. Causing cultural differences among the classes, changing the social roles, meanwhile

Genre Analysis During the Victorian time period roles regarding gender, education, the work force, and politics were all set and rarely had any changes made to these predisposed ideologies. By conducting an analysis of the time period using a variety of genres, it became apparent that Florence Nightingale’s role in breaking social norms was a starting point for the revolution of women. It is also evident that her actions are still influential in today’s society. Using two different sources, I compared

belief that he is a power hungry misogynist whilst his wife naturally becomes the protagonist, as her husband does not treat her as an equal. The entire play itself is submerged in the issue of individual versus society. Women and men during the Victorian Era were known to have two separate callings known as separate spheres. The idea of separate spheres is based on the ‘natural’ characteristics of men and women. It is said that women are weaker and more moral thus they are more suited for the domestic

Stoker wrote his novel, Dracula. The Victorian culture often suppressed women and their value. Traditional Victorian women were thought of to be pure and virginal. Bram Stoker revealed another side of women that was not often seen. These qualities were like that of the emerging new feministic culture called the “New Woman”. The concept of gender roles in the 1890’s was very conflicted; Dracula challenged traditional gender roles. Typical gender roles in the Victorian era were that of a woman being kind

Novels, plays, and movies often depict characters caught in a conflict with their doubles. Such collisions call a character’s sense of identity into question. Robert Louis Stevenson takes this idea of doubles to a whole new level in his novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde. Upon closer examination of Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde and his reoccurring theme of duality, we see that however constrained a society is, a person must break free, be multifarious, exploratory

space, a reversal of the orderly world in the “frontward” side of the glass with the disorder found in the “backward” side. Everything would, like the queen said, be turned around. So if someone in Victorian England squeezed herself through a looking glass, she might find, instead of the classic Victorian ideal of the tranquil home where the husband brought home the bacon and the wife happily cooked it, homes in which strong wives dominated weak, ineffectual husbands and husbands who, instead of coming

However, while it is a female’s physical desire and willingness to trade part of herself to fulfil that desire which causes Laura’s downfall—her own—it is another female’s loyalty and physical sacrifice that saves her—Lizzie’s (Hill 2005, p. 466). In an attempt to buy more of the goblins’ produce to satiate her sister’s magnified hunger, Laura is assaulted by the vile vendors: ‘They trod and hustled her, / Elbowed and jostled her, / Clawed with their nails, / Barking, mewing, hissing, mocking, /

famous authors who convey this idea is Charlotte Brontë especially in her best-selling novel Jane Eyre in which she discusses the social background of the Victorian society and its effect on women. What society teaches women is not always right; it is up to women to rely on their moral senses to take the proper path for their actions. During the Victorian era, a woman’s life revolved around domestic duties, form a young age they are taught to be submissive and obedient. They had no rights and were expected

By doing this Chopin sets up the idea that Edna is not fit for the typical roles that she has been assigned to fulfill. Since Edna has been assigned masculine attributes this differentiates her from the rest of the women in the novel during the Victorian Era. For instance Chopin writes how Edna is “handsome rather than beautiful”(25)) and furthermore Chopin describes Edna to have “strong, shapely hands” (24), “thick and almost horizontal” (25) eyebrows, “firm, round arms” (28), and “strong, white