Formative assignment: discuss the role of the writer in society‚ with reference to specific examples. The ‘writer’s’ role is vital to society in many ways. From the newspapers that are written to be informative‚ to the poets that are taught for education‚ from the bible that millions follow on a daily basis to fictional novels for entertainment. On one hand‚ Literature is all around and can be extremely influential‚ informative and enlightening. On the other hand‚ literature can be dangerous and
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In the victorian era people people had parlor game instead of TV and Video games‚ some of these games exist today. They wore like today’s video game to them. Over a hundred years ago‚ there are no televisions‚ stereos‚ video games with there were always enough people around for playing games. Families were large‚ parents had several children‚ As well as an aunt and uncle‚ Or a grandma or grandpa or two‚ living under the same roof. These large families made It very easy to play games. We know these
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future‚ they see flying cars‚ robots‚ and extremely intellectual people. The Time Machine‚ by H.G. Wells‚ begs a different idea. As humans evolve‚ are they becoming an entity that is becoming undeveloped‚ controlled‚ and disciplined by Nature? In Victorian England‚ when The Time Machine was published for the first time‚ there was a new idea about evolution called “Social Darwinism.” Social Darwinism is “a 19th-century theory‚ inspired by Darwinism‚ by which the social order is accounted as the product
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The Satire of Earnestness It was a play that made controversy in the lush mansions of Victorian society. Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People‚" The Importance of Being Earnest jokingly criticized Victorian manners and morals and attacking the society of the rich and luxurious. Oscar Wilde incorporated his own beliefs and ideology into the play by alluding to Victorian society "lets duplicity led to happiness." It is this "happiness" Wilde’s play focuses on by concentrating the
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In “Ulysses” by Tennyson we examine two different male roles through the father and the son. The father’s role is an adventurer‚ explorer and fighter. This is a common role for Victorian men because they were charged with the responsibility to explore colonies and claim land for the glory of the empire. The father craves "to sail beyond the sunset‚ and the baths/ of all the western starts‚ until [he] die[s]" (Tennyson 60-61). Socially this is an accepted male duty and role. This role is contrasted
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relationship with a supporting character‚ Robert LeBrun. In the beginning of the novel‚ Robert assigns himself to become the helper of Mrs. Pontellier and his advances help to crack the barrier in which Edna is placed in due to her role as a woman of the Victorian era. Her feelings begin to manifest themselves as she intends to liberate
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year during the Victorian Era to one of the many fatal diseases that you could have caught. This topic is about the diseases that many British people caught in the Victorian era. Some were fatal some were bearable. Some had cures as others didn’t. It was different back then because they did not have cures for things like the flu‚ now days we do. There were many of very bad diseases out there and many of them were deadly. Smallpox like many of the other diseases in the Victorian era was very much
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ideal Victorian Gentleman was never arrogant or weak. He acted with the impulse of a kind heart‚ he was too wise to despise trifles and too noble to be mastered by them; he was respectful to superiors without servility; courteous to equals; and kind to inferiors. In truth‚ however‚ according to Victorianweb.org‚ a gentleman rarely exhibited the qualities he emphasized. For example‚ the quality that separated men from gentlemen was technically right of birth‚ despite the fact that Victorian ideals
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Line 447-592 The Importance of Being Earnest was a satirical comedy written by Oscar Wilde with the express intention of highlighting the absurdity and‚ by modern standards‚ moral hypocrisy of the English upper classes in the late Victorian era. One of the ways in which this is done is through the characters perceived pragmatic approach to romance. In this essay I shall particularly focus on Lady Bracknell for I feel she is the most exaggerated manifestation of upper class values‚ and therefore provides
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Women have always struggled to get equality they deserved from the society Victorian era to 21st Century due to male dominance‚ depression‚ hysteria‚ and gender roles. Female suppression is mostly due to male dominance because the men also feel like they were better and strong than the women. In the Victorian Era‚ women faced a lot challenges considering equality and rights compared to the 21st century. In the 21st century‚ Women have received more equality and rights in general society thanks to
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