Victorian Action
What decides what one as a person can or cannot do? Theoretically speaking, one could do anything one’s body is capable of, but society has chosen what is right and wrong. In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria ruled England. Her moral code, which is now known as victorianism, was widely accepted and acted upon by those who she ruled. Accordingly, the works of literature published during this time depict the popular-known, prudish nature of the population. From these works came the best-known vampire in the world, Dracula. Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, lived during this time. The social and political reform during the creator of Dracula’s life inspired much of the monster himself. The Victorian society ideals on behavior seen in the novel, Dracula, by Bram Stoker, contrast to those seen in modern society.
Religion played a large part in the way people acted in the Victorian era. For example, women must marry …show more content…
For example, the traditional role of women. Women are not supposed to be smart. Women are made only to please man. Women are confined to the idea of motherhood.These ideas can be seen in the virtuous Mina. As she says when talking about Jonathan “I must stop, for Jonathan is waking—I must attend to my husband!” (Stoker 98). Mina does so much for Jonathan. She gives up her brains to give Jonathan everything he pleases, as a admirable Victorian woman. She also leaves behind her best friend, Lucy, to care for her fiance. She later drinks Dracula's blood to save Harker as well. Hr sacrifice and obedience to her role as a women portray her as an ideal Victorian woman. During this time, women had no business but to get married and become a housewife. This is very different today. A woman can now be a part of the government, be educated, and be independent. However, a woman’s social and cultural position continues to be under constant
What decides what one as a person can or cannot do? Theoretically speaking, one could do anything one’s body is capable of, but society has chosen what is right and wrong. In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria ruled England. Her moral code, which is now known as victorianism, was widely accepted and acted upon by those who she ruled. Accordingly, the works of literature published during this time depict the popular-known, prudish nature of the population. From these works came the best-known vampire in the world, Dracula. Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, lived during this time. The social and political reform during the creator of Dracula’s life inspired much of the monster himself. The Victorian society ideals on behavior seen in the novel, Dracula, by Bram Stoker, contrast to those seen in modern society.
Religion played a large part in the way people acted in the Victorian era. For example, women must marry …show more content…
For example, the traditional role of women. Women are not supposed to be smart. Women are made only to please man. Women are confined to the idea of motherhood.These ideas can be seen in the virtuous Mina. As she says when talking about Jonathan “I must stop, for Jonathan is waking—I must attend to my husband!” (Stoker 98). Mina does so much for Jonathan. She gives up her brains to give Jonathan everything he pleases, as a admirable Victorian woman. She also leaves behind her best friend, Lucy, to care for her fiance. She later drinks Dracula's blood to save Harker as well. Hr sacrifice and obedience to her role as a women portray her as an ideal Victorian woman. During this time, women had no business but to get married and become a housewife. This is very different today. A woman can now be a part of the government, be educated, and be independent. However, a woman’s social and cultural position continues to be under constant