Victorian America

famous work of science fiction “The Time Machine,” he presented many of the well known beliefs of his time such as a sense of imperialism and other Victorian values. With all of these elements of the Victorian Era there is a debate on whether racism was a theme in “The Time Machine.” This was perhaps one of the least obvious…

image of femininity, especially by the middle class in Victorian culture. In fact, Queen Victoria served as “a resource for the metaphor of…

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House, has done an excellent job in creating an environment of a household in the Victorian Era. He gives Nora, the main character, many influences to her numerous actions throughout the play, but Ibsen wants to portray Krogstad as the most influential character because of his actions and strong motives inspiring Nora to commit crimes, as well as confidence and forgiveness. Nora is hiding many secrets from her husband, Torvald, but her biggest secret is the fact that when…

one of the goddesses being the protector of virgins, it is clear that one of the main reasons Angel cherishes Tess so dearly, is because of this seeming virginity. He idealizes Tess to state of being a innocent, divine being; when in reality, by Victorian standards she is a fallen woman. Because of this it could be perceived that it is in fact her lack of innocence that is presented as dangerous, as when Angel finds out about the ‘seduction’ at ‘The Chase’ he claims to have married ‘a different…

only was a lecturer, writer and a schoolmaster but also a physician. This, I would guess, aided him in his writing of the fairy tale. But alas “He was, in fact, a born writer and educator.” (Banerjee) Morley had a large impact on education in the Victorian era. He established a school…

collection of short stories in Sketches by Boz explore a variety of different ideas, one of which being an affectedness in people who engage specific facets of Victorian social life. “The First of May,” “The Dance Academy,” and “Horatio Sparkins,” along with many other sketches in this collection all explore differing aspects of Victorian culture and the pretenses that the people engaging in them constructed. One striking example of such a story is that of “Miss Evans and the Eagle.” In “Miss…

In the Victorian Age in England, many new ideas were in the air, but unfortunately for most, those ideas were being locked up and left for individuals to deal with. One of the upcoming ideals that was floating around was the idea that a women could possibly be an independent human and it not be found out of the ordinary. Commonly, if we look back in history, women are “supposed” to be married. It is a part of life, where the woman leaves the home and serves the man she marries, but if a woman…

demanding, and judgmental, constantly aimed towards perfection, can make any well behaved person feel uncomfortable, trapped, and terrified of free expression. This was precisely the type of society that was created by the English government during the Victorian Era. The representative government of this ‘perfect society’, as well as the negative impacts…

character known as Professor James Moriarty. Doyle’s creation of Moriarty was influenced by major criminals, who were known for terrorizing Victorian England such as Adam Worth and Jack the Ripper. Doyle had designed Moriarty to be a criminal mastermind who represents an opposition towards Victorian morality, and made him an “other” of Victorian England’s society. Victorian morality was a strict ethical code and a low tolerance for crime, which were the values of people living in 19th century…

independance and her willingness to take on a job which only men were supposed to do. In the article “Women in the Victorian Era” by Trudy Mercadal, “The Victorian era lasted a long time and had different impacts across gender, social class, and countries.” This means the time period affected the middle class differently. “In comparison with Panchal 4 modern women, Victorian women were isolated from the spheres of work and…