Edwardian era

entails the barriers that had controlled women back in the late 1800s. Although modern women’s rights is a new battle that is being fought on different fronts, it is the same war that was always being waged since the infancy of society. No matter what era, women have always fought for the same fundamental underpinnings of empowerment,…

Coming from the rise of a new era of the middle working class in 1875, arrived a new ideology who found its way into the modern production of the arts. Henrik Ibsen, as referred to as the father of modern realism, coined this idea of establishing realistic values of human nature in plays, allowing its audience to see and reflect on real "everyday lives" they themselves part take in. One of the most famous plays of Henrik Ibsen's modern realistic ideology was "A Doll House." Henrik Ibsen's play…

in life. It shows that a fictional story can come from anyone, no matter what age they are or what time period they come from. It also shows that there is a big difference in the works coming from an author of the victorian era and works coming from an author of the Modern era. Proof of this are the lives of both Victorian author, Charles Dickens, and Modern writer, Cassandra Clare. Charles Dickens, who was an English writer and social critic, was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, England.…

The Victorian era promoted education for women, but only to a certain extent, to standards set by upper class males. A woman should have individuality, wit, and be able to think critically (Caitlin L,). The idea of a clever woman was appreciated in theory, but their ideas and thoughts were passed and not always listened to. They place women “akin to precocious children,” (Watts, 551). Society demonstrates an appreciation for a great mind, but does not respect ideas or thoughts presented by women…

John Thomson and Adolphe Smith’s Victorian London Street Life is an in-depth examination of the conditions of life of poverty in London from 1877 to 1878. It is considered to be a primary source into the lives of the poor through close observations portraying a kind of testimony regarding the harsh living conditions and circumstances of the poverty stricken people of London. Studying these historical documents has its challenges due to the compulsion for people to find the right answers to…

The Awakening by Kate Chopin The title suggests the idea that someone will face a new beginning or experience. It makes the reader question what is happening and how it all connects to Edna’s “awakening”. Setting Grand Isle and New Orleans; Late 19th Century Historical Information Kate Chopin married then moved to New Orleans, exposing her to the culture that surrounds the novel. The first emersion of the feminist movement was at this time, influencing Edna’s awakening. Attitudes at the time…

The Daffodils Romanticism extended between (1789-1820 and was affected by the French revolution, Napoleonic wars and the pan European movement across every art. People were split between those who wanted to search the powers and fear of an inner imaginative life and those who thought that living a romantic life is a form of dangerous self- indulgence those who believed in escaping to nature and those who wanted for poets to act such prophet and legislators and reform society . The period…

marriage is based on true love which makes her borrow some money despite it was forbidden by society, the love we could see at the beginning of the play, with her children and her husband vanishes since Torvald starts treating her as any man would in that era; he wanted to have control and wanted to punish Nora to a certain extent by her actions. The ideology of marriage is for couples to show support for each another, in order for their marriage to work. If Nora’s marriage with Torvald was real…

Plot and settings of “Train to Pakistan” “Train to Pakistan” is written by “Khushwant Singh”. It was published in 1956. This novel based on partition. The novel began with the description of weather. It was the summer of 1947 and was hotter and longer than usual. People started thinking that it was the punishment of their sins. Bloodshed and riots were at peak due to the air of partition of India. The settings of this novel based on a small imaginary village near the north southern part of India…

Henrik Ibsen’s play “Ghosts” was published in 1881 and was first performed in 1882 in Chicago through the production of Danish Touring Company. It is a story that highlights social conflicts such as failed marriage, infidelity and incestuous love to depict a filthy image of the author’s contemporary society. Characters in this play seek for freedom and truth. One of the main characters in the story, Mrs. Alving said, “Well, I can’t help it; I must have done with all this constraint and…