The New Era

Algernon Moncreiff is a symbol of satire in many ways. He shows disrespect for Victorian society by always wanting to miss important business meetings and poking fun at the extreme properness. He lives a very open bachelor life style and talks bad of marriage. He is also very confident in his looks and his physical possessions. Oscar Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest, is a satire poking fun at Victorian society and Algernon Moncrieff plays a big role in showing this. Algernon Moncreiff is one…

The “Big Stick” In the first decade of the 1900’s, the United States was in a progressive movement and were also getting involve in foreign affairs. The president during this time Theodore Roosevelt, a republican, was one of the first modern presidents the United States had encountered and he began to not only expand the power of the presidency but also industry, business and military. This time period in the United States was know as Imperialism. Roosevelt felt like the only way to expand the…

During the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, Issues that have long gone without cognizance were beginning to prove unsafe, unethical and simply unfair. Progressives began to take control of the future, fighting for controversial topics and issues that needed to be brought to light and modernized. These issues involved everyday problems; including workers rights, fair and equal politics, and urban life for families. These progressive revolutionists would not stop their muckraking and…

The Progressive era took place in the United States from the 1890’s until the 1920’s but was brought to end by the start of World War I. During this time many social and political reformers aimed to create a better society. Reformers yearned to get rid or harsh working conditions, child labor, fight corruption and get rid of big monopolies. Throughout the Progressive era many unions were made, labor laws were put into place, and women gained the right to vote. Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft,…

Do you ever think about what games they played in the medieval ages? What did the king and queens and other Medieval people play for fun? This report will explore these types of Medieval games, such as nine men's morris, fox and geese, ball games, alquerques, hammer throw, archery, hazard, stoolball, and the philosopher's game. Most of these are still played today. Nine men’s morris is a game dating back to 1400 B.C.E . It was played in Europe it was played by royalty and servants. To get…

During the progressive era people tried to change the working conditions, cities, and consumer protection. How would you feel if your meat was left out all night? If my meat was left out all night it would be spoiled and attract bugs and maggots. If other left other products out all night or even months and they would forget and they would prolly eat the leftover meat from the night and they can die from it. It affects the environment for spoiling food because people will have no food. It can be…

in life, despite what the accepted behavioral norms are for a certain group, not everyone complies to these standards. He uses this theme to make a profound statement in regard to his lack of conformity to gender ideals as depicted by the Victorian era, through the use of reversed gender roles. Stereotypically, Victorian ideals stated that women were to be kind and nurturing, and the men were to be strong, stoic and dominant. These roles are reversed in Great Expectations, exemplified by Mrs.…

The Victorian Notion through Behavior, Identity, and Social Class Transition from childhood to adulthood entails a firm identity. During the childhood of forming their identities, children undergo the reality in which their dreams toward an achievement fade away, lose their belief in themselves, and may consequently conduct an antisocial behavior. As a result, the antisocial behaviors increasingly became to threaten a notion of the Victorian society, described in ethics as the strict code of…

Brontë uses mirrors to reveal Jane’s reflection as separate from how Jane perceives herself in order to suggest that through her maturity, Jane has suppressed certain attributes in order to function within the confines of society. During Jane’s dream, Bertha is standing in front of the mirror. Jane sees “the reflection of visage and features quite distinctly in the dark” (327). Bertha’s features contrast the dark and, therefore, are light. Thus, Brontë implies that Jane wants Bertha’s…

Jack and Algernon, two significant characters in Oscar Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest, are characterized by similarities and differences that drive the main plot of the play. For example, both characters are well versed in the art of deception, because they have used fictional names and characters in their lives. The “Bunburying” causes the most comic aspect of the play: the mistaken identities. Although the two characters take parallel actions, such as when they developed imaginary…