Era of Good Feelings

reflect the mechanization of humans at the time of the industrial revolution. At that period, society was devoid of feeling and sentiments. People did not feel each other, and no one sympathizes the other neither the employees for the employers, nor other people among the others. Behind the mechanization of the society, Dickens wants to show the 37 necessity of fancy and feeling in life, a matter which the English society lacked during the industrial revolution. Likewise the consequences of the…

Saroj Duwal Ms. Hogan English 1158 22nd September, 2015 The post racial era? Many of us believe that we have moved on from the racial era and are now living in the post racial era. We believe that our races do not matter anymore and it doesn’t define who we are. Although others may say we are past the age of racism, I still believe that we have not moved on to the post racial era. The topic of racism is still a hot topic for discussion. We may claim that we are not racist and we don’t care about…

The use of drugs throughout the Victorian era could have influenced the imaginations of the authors and the mental state of characters. In the Victorian era, drugs such as marijuana, opium, morphine and cocaine, were very big in society. According to the article, “Victorian Drug Use” by Dr. Andrzej Diniejko, “Dangerous drugs were commonly used for making home remedies and less frequently as a recreation for the bored and alienated people. The recreational use of opiates was popular particularly…

vacationed in the Grand Isle, a resort where rich New Orleans residents go to during the summer. She eventually got dissatisfied with her marriage because her husband would leave her to take care of his business. During the Victorian era, women were expected to be good and loyal wives, to just stay at home and take care of the children, manage the household and absolutely not get caught in any scandal. (aboutbritain.com) . It was unthinkable for a woman to have an affair in this highly moral…

authoritative voice is found present in Browning’s words during this scene. Even after she dies, Porphyria is not allowed the freedom to understand her own feelings (Buron). Through this particular work, Browning reveals that Victorian women had no freedom in almost every aspect of their life. The one true power that was held, such as expressing one’s feelings, is taken away. By doing so, men take away the purpose of being. The persona simply declares Porphyria’s emotional state for her rather…

even through the seemingly stark contrast of various authors, there are similarities that are way too often overlooked or just unconsidered. Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving were authors most renowned for their short stories during the Romantic Era of literature, each having their own unique style. Poe was known for his use of horror and the dark characteristics of human nature, and Irving for his use of fantasy and humor of different varieties. Two seemingly different approaches to…

Dickens and published in 1837 during the Victorian era. The novel was specifically written to shine light on the poorest part of the community and how they were treated. The novel was met with criticism, but it also captured millions of readers hearts and contributed to improving general conditions during the Victorian period (Burgess & Sørhus, p. 203).…

Depression though are the original stock market crash of 1929, the drought conditions of the time on North American soil and the overall lack of purchasing of goods in our nation at the time. To start off, our nation was in a horrible time economically by the end of the 1920s after living high because of the foreign purchases of our goods in times of world war I. Though Doc B depicts, This led our economy to a new high and…

“In the Romantic Era, melancholy haunts idealism as its shade of disillusion” (Wolfson). Poe embodies traits of the Romantic Period that were not necessarily completely defining of the era.. Melancholy was a trait that applied to the stylistic manner of his literature and happens to be a Romanticism trait. This and the shortness of his stories are what contribute to him being deemed as a Romantic literary composer. History is a big characteristic that is embodied in the Romantic Era and can be…

Nathaniel Hawthrone was raised in Massachusetts during the Puritan era. I think that due to his connection to the Puritan heritage through his ancestors who were Puritans and involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, he wrote frequently about the 17th century Puritan era in American history to express his negative feelings about the cruelty and injustice of Puritanism that he had observed through his ancestors. Hawthrone was aware of his family's role in colonial America, and through his…