Edwardian era

of America. The old ways of life were scrapped, melted down, and reformed into a powerful machine of industry. But as the economy and boomed, society rotted and decayed. Poverty was rampant everywhere and death infested the cities. The Progressive Era served as a time in which the wrongs of the Industrial Revolution were righted. Journalists, politicians, suffragists, and more rallied to clean the filthy and corrupt machine the US had become. Nellie Bly was a member of the Progressive…

in the Victorian era, with three evident themes; childhood innocence, Scrooge’s transformation, and social justice. The Victorian era lasted from 1837 until 1901. In this time, children were viewed as angels close to Heaven, which was an extremely important belief of people in the Victorian era. During this time, children were considered the purest and most innocent beings of the Earth, therefore childhood innocence is in the novella. There were different social classes in this era, being…

types of tea,” (Karin Lehnardt) but when and where did it really start? The Victorian Era had a lot of influence on tea and tea parties. The differences of tea parties as the social-classes vary from the rich to the poor. The differences between women and men in social-classes and the differences in the tea party aspect of life are surprisingly different. The rights, fashion , jobs all differed in the Victorian Era, but tea parties also had social involvement and was even part of the families…

s Life and Her Poetry The Victorian Age was a time of growth in London. The city was growing rapidly and there was an uproar of technological advances and industrialization. During this era many of the greatest British poets were thriving, Christina Rossetti being one. As a woman from such a socially booming era like this one, she did not actively get involved. Rossetti was a quiet and reserved woman, but her poetry is quite the opposite; it is complex, outspoken, and overflowing with religious…

The Importance of Being Earnest is a play about two young fellows in 19th century England who lead double lives and their lies have in the long run caught up to them as a result of their affection. While it appears to be clear to me that the play is a parody of Victorian ethics and values in the silliness of the characters and the plot, what I discover all the more intriguing is Wilde's utilization of gender role reversal. By having his female characters go up against the parts of men and his…

In 1854 London was a city of scavengers, along with a Bohemian crowd of poets, writers and musicians, the home of the River Thames. The city’s growth was spectacular. A census in 1851 registered 2-1/2 million people in a total of ninety square miles of space, “…up from around a million at the turn of the century.” (Johnson, S. p.12) London was economically diverse with its opulent townhouses of Mayfair and Kensington surrounded by streets of poverty and foul smelling industry. .…

Utopian texts attempt to caution society of its flaws through the portrayal of radical ideals and values. This is inherent in Thomas More’s Utopia, which highlights idiosyncratic corruption and greed of 16th century England in contrast with an ideal egalitarian society. Utopia illustrates the idea of public ownership, using verisimilitude to present it as a more viable method of social organisation compared to private ownership in the Monarchy. Furthermore, the text questions the nature of…

It was October 18, 2016, and I was about to meet clowns, killers, and hungry butcher. I didn't know how I did it but I made it out of there alive and in one piece. I was in downtown Baton Rouge at a 40,000 square foot building known as the 13th Gate. A place full of professional actors with a creepy makeup job. One thing I remember the most was the elevator shaft. That crazy nurse told the group,” Stay to the edge,” well next thing you know is that the elevator starts shaking, the lights go…

The presence of women in society is no new phenomenon. The genetic findings of the first ‘Eve’ places one of the first theorized woman lives around 143,000 years ago (Fox). Moreover, the coexistence of men and women for these hundreds of thousands of years has led to specific sets of expectations for both genders to fulfill. Throughout several past centuries, there has generally been a trend regarding the dominance of men's actions over those of women’s. However, as technology and society have…

Many works of literature undermine, question, or rebel against aspects of society. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a satirical comedy that undercuts the British aristocracy of Late Victorian England. The novella Heart of Darkness calls into question British colonialism and imperialism. Both works of literature reveal human faults within the English aristocracy and imperialism. The novella Heart of Darkness criticizes imperialism and colonialism through the use of an evil tone…