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

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...

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,...

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

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...

police and the criminal justice system as well as voluntary workers and professional helpers (van Dijk, 2002). Prior to 1970, v...

The angel required Woolf to participate in her writing only within boundaries, and without stepping passed cultural limitations. ...

are portrayed in this story range from shepherds to artisans, and in this way Hardy stays true to the types of characters that wou...

despair associated with poverty, class distinctions, and opportunities for individuals to ever rise above their "place." The Dif...

In eight pages this paper discusses how Victorian theater was impacted by new technology in terms of staging and social culture. ...

great inner pain and conflict as does Flora. She refuses to give in to the superstitions which seem to govern the lives of her rel...

those around them, as if they were now removed from all responsibility to those around them. She seems to call them dead before th...

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

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 ...

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

in other arenas. On the other hand, a womans ponderous role germane to pregnancy, menstruation (considered a time of illness, debi...

In ten pages the gender roles and rules associated with the Victorian Age are considered in an analysis of A Room with a View by E...

In five pages this paper considers the Victorian concept of feminine identity as depicted in Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White an...

In five pages Edward Rochester and Fitzwilliam Darcy are contrasted and compared with the gentleman concept of the Victorian era a...

way that different people were seen. When we look at this time we can see that there was already a change, the...

In five pages this essay discusses how Victorian morality is portrayed in Oscar Wilde's witty and sophisticated play. There are n...

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

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

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...

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...

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 five pages this paper discusses how Victorian Era individuals perceived the world in a comparative analysis of Angela Thirkell'...