The Victorian Era
(A discussion on critique of victorian schools)
“We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity”(De Angelis). In the victorian era, there were many difficult times that had to be challenging to get through, that is just life, right? Life is not always about surviving, it is in fact about living. No matter what, there is always going to be hard times that we need to face. There is many differences in today’s world compared to the victorian era. In the stories, Jane Eyre and Hard Times, they tell the real meaning of the victorian era. These stories make it clear how women and their rights have changed, the way public schools were being ran, and the struggles …show more content…
American actress and singer, Martha Plimpton, once stated, “Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you need bodies in the streets for women's rights and human right”(Plimpton). Women can be depended on with almost anything, and people really started to realize this and things have finally changed. In the victorian era, women were meant to be at home, take care of children, cook and clean, and have everything done for their husbands while they went to work. Most of the time, none of this was appreciated. Women were looked down upon because they did not have an education, but that certainly wasn't their fault. In the story Jane Eyre, she states,“The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight; but this morning we were obliged to dispense with the ceremony of washing.”(Jane Eyre). To start the day off, they were already cleaning …show more content…
Jobs were always changing and marriages were not working out because of it. American stand up comedian, Dennis Miller, once stated, “Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash?”(Miller). During the victorian era, marriage was all about the job and bring home the money, since men were only allowed to work women depended on it. In the story, Hard Times, “So you would carpet your room or your husbands room, if you were a grown woman and had a husband with representations of flowers, would you?”(Hard Times). We are always going to face hard times in life, you just have to stick
(A discussion on critique of victorian schools)
“We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity”(De Angelis). In the victorian era, there were many difficult times that had to be challenging to get through, that is just life, right? Life is not always about surviving, it is in fact about living. No matter what, there is always going to be hard times that we need to face. There is many differences in today’s world compared to the victorian era. In the stories, Jane Eyre and Hard Times, they tell the real meaning of the victorian era. These stories make it clear how women and their rights have changed, the way public schools were being ran, and the struggles …show more content…
American actress and singer, Martha Plimpton, once stated, “Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you need bodies in the streets for women's rights and human right”(Plimpton). Women can be depended on with almost anything, and people really started to realize this and things have finally changed. In the victorian era, women were meant to be at home, take care of children, cook and clean, and have everything done for their husbands while they went to work. Most of the time, none of this was appreciated. Women were looked down upon because they did not have an education, but that certainly wasn't their fault. In the story Jane Eyre, she states,“The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight; but this morning we were obliged to dispense with the ceremony of washing.”(Jane Eyre). To start the day off, they were already cleaning …show more content…
Jobs were always changing and marriages were not working out because of it. American stand up comedian, Dennis Miller, once stated, “Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash?”(Miller). During the victorian era, marriage was all about the job and bring home the money, since men were only allowed to work women depended on it. In the story, Hard Times, “So you would carpet your room or your husbands room, if you were a grown woman and had a husband with representations of flowers, would you?”(Hard Times). We are always going to face hard times in life, you just have to stick