Howards End is a modern novel because it breaks the tradition and social norms of the Victorian period. Within the novel, it intertwine each social class throughout the book. During the Victorian period, “people in the respective categories were expected to remain within their class and any slight change from one class to another was considered to be a serious offence” (Victorian Era). However, in the beginning of the novel, the upper class was ruling England, but as the novel continued, you started to see how the middle and lower class starts to take control over England. The fate of Howards End is a prime example of how the middle class and lower class will take over. Howards End is owned by an upper class family, who loves money and tends
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Wilcox who represents the woman of the Victorian period. Ruth Wilcox was a loving lady who took care of her husband and children. She did housework and unlike the Schlegel sister, she did not question nor challenge men. But, we learned in Chapter 7 that Howards End is Ruth’s property. She grew up there and I learned that Howards End really means a lot to Mrs. Wilcox. Men during the Victorian period, were the head of their households. They took care of their families and had the right to be educated, vote and to own property. Leonard Bast was a man in the lower class, who was struggling to succeed. He could not afford to take care of himself or his wife. However, he tried his best to educate himself and to try to start a business. Leonard was always drowning himself in reading, books and he died under a shelf of books.
Regina Martin wrote in her article that Howards End was considered a finance capitalism by Arrighi. “Arrighi’s theory, finance capitalism is more than a form of value production; it is a multidimensional historical process” (Martin). It also says that Howards End can be read as a novel of finance capitalism. I would agree because throughout Howards End, the finances of the characters appeared more than
Wilcox who represents the woman of the Victorian period. Ruth Wilcox was a loving lady who took care of her husband and children. She did housework and unlike the Schlegel sister, she did not question nor challenge men. But, we learned in Chapter 7 that Howards End is Ruth’s property. She grew up there and I learned that Howards End really means a lot to Mrs. Wilcox. Men during the Victorian period, were the head of their households. They took care of their families and had the right to be educated, vote and to own property. Leonard Bast was a man in the lower class, who was struggling to succeed. He could not afford to take care of himself or his wife. However, he tried his best to educate himself and to try to start a business. Leonard was always drowning himself in reading, books and he died under a shelf of books.
Regina Martin wrote in her article that Howards End was considered a finance capitalism by Arrighi. “Arrighi’s theory, finance capitalism is more than a form of value production; it is a multidimensional historical process” (Martin). It also says that Howards End can be read as a novel of finance capitalism. I would agree because throughout Howards End, the finances of the characters appeared more than