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jump into a review of these novels it is necessary to first examine the predominant state of mind of Victorian Europe. During the...

she stands at the coast, watching the stormy sea, hoping that her lover would return" (The French Lieutenants Woman (1981)). Fr...

and many of the traditional roles played by men and women in society and is famous for one of his quotes "Men at most differ as He...

Ruskin argued vehemently against the issue of slavery. Basically, he reasoned that men and women are no different from one anothe...

is described by Ovid as having unending youth, eternal boyhood: however, one of the points which Wilde is making is that Dorian is...

point out that the number eight when laid on its side is the sign for infinity and that there is much to suggest that Molly is the...

was a time of free trade. This was a theory of self regulation; this can be seen as an optimistic idea. The invisible hand was t...

accountable. In one of his most memorable works, Great Expectations (1860-1861), Dickens tackled the social hypocrisy that was ru...

and symbolism. As Arnold embraces God along with the seas that the maker has created, he questions things. The church is often the...

that no manipulation of light and pose could have con- veyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features. She seemed re...

of nature. Yet, inscrutable and mysterious, it is neither wholly good nor evil, but simply part of a greater cycle of life and dea...

an almost detached amusement. He describes them rushing about, in a hurry to get to work and to work as hard as they can. However,...

original composition, rather than critiquing others, their time would be much better employed. Wordsworth said that "A false or ma...

society." With his literary weapon, Dickens took direct aim, launching a vitriolic attack on the legal, political and socioeconom...

that tended to see women in a strictly stereotypical fashion. The following examination of Charlotte Brontes life and her mast...

In seven pages this paper examines Wilde's views of homosexuality in Victorian times as depicted in The Importance of Being Earnes...

The underclass practically disappeared (1995). While this is the case, one has to understand how gender played a part in comprehe...

era was a time of cultural renewal that saw significant declines in crime and social vices ("The Big," 1998). She also notes that ...

do with her own ambitions and determination to be acknowledged as a meaningful writer than it has to do with her ability to write ...

it threatened who she was as a member of the white race and the upper classes. Therefore, it can be seen that Ednas desire to pa...

noted for acerbity or harshness in his work; even though he was in many respects critical of the way in which contemporary society...

more of a servant to her husband than a partner. Policies, both domestic and economic, were set by the husband, and the wife acte...

her intellectualism, Bertha is a victim of her own sexual desires. Bronte tried to provide a useful guide to women of her time in ...

the house that they are staying in, her husband corrects her, saying that what she felt was a draught and he shut the window (Gilm...

in the Gilded Age. In the presentation we will argue that the predominance of the Victorian Culture helped to shape racial relatio...

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the Victorian era as represented in the Dickens novel is considered in terms of its false values,...

In 9 pages this paper considers Dickens' views on class consciousness as reflected in the novel that reveals much about Victorian ...

Although he served in the Franco-Prussian war, he was also accused of being part of the short-lived Paris Commune. Consequently t...

In eleven pages the Victorian era feelings of despair and depression that were the result of various religious, economic, and tech...

In eight pages this paper examines how Dickens' critiqued Victorian industrialism in his novel and then evaluates his social contr...