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up his life in payment of his guilt (Conrad, 2007) The questions we want to consider are these: Why did Jim jump from the Patna? ...

the rights of plants: "And when we call plant stupid for not understanding out business, how capable do we show ourselves of under...

not thinking of his words, only drinking in the tones of his voice. She wanted to reach out her hand in the darkness and touch him...

much wider range of lifestyle choices, and were no longer automatically expected to marry young and embark on a primarily domestic...

accountable. In one of his most memorable works, Great Expectations (1860-1861), Dickens tackled the social hypocrisy that was ru...

of nature. Yet, inscrutable and mysterious, it is neither wholly good nor evil, but simply part of a greater cycle of life and dea...

and symbolism. As Arnold embraces God along with the seas that the maker has created, he questions things. The church is often the...

point out that the number eight when laid on its side is the sign for infinity and that there is much to suggest that Molly is the...

was a time of free trade. This was a theory of self regulation; this can be seen as an optimistic idea. The invisible hand was t...

an almost detached amusement. He describes them rushing about, in a hurry to get to work and to work as hard as they can. However,...

original composition, rather than critiquing others, their time would be much better employed. Wordsworth said that "A false or ma...

Ruskin argued vehemently against the issue of slavery. Basically, he reasoned that men and women are no different from one anothe...

is described by Ovid as having unending youth, eternal boyhood: however, one of the points which Wilde is making is that Dorian is...

a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...

of Empire" (pp. 19- 20). The second wave of the British Empire expansion and the development of photography coincided, and as a n...

In four pages this poetic explication focuses on the contrast between Victorian era religious conventions and Dickinson's individu...

expected to appear in the public sphere, being confined to the household, Blundell notes that they do appear in the artwork and li...

is further demonstrated when Vivie tries to talk to her mother about her life and how her "way of life" may not suit her mother. V...

poor. "This specialisation and - by implication - individualisation of labour was in marked contrast to the rural means of product...

property and outside of that a berm of round river stones. Roundness is the theme that catches the eye on approach to The Roth Hou...

suggests, Gaskell specifically departs from the Victorian middle-class sensibility that equated decency with cleanliness. In doing...

are not to be allowed any form of independence - they cannot even undertake religious fasts on their own initiative, but must join...

great inner pain and conflict as does Flora. She refuses to give in to the superstitions which seem to govern the lives of her rel...

those around them, as if they were now removed from all responsibility to those around them. She seems to call them dead before th...

despair associated with poverty, class distinctions, and opportunities for individuals to ever rise above their "place." The Dif...

such as slavery, racism, imperialism and World War I (Lavender, 2000). Modernists, in contrast to the Victorians, focused on human...

In eight pages this paper discusses how Victorian theater was impacted by new technology in terms of staging and social culture. ...

woman likes her surroundings and it is clear that she likes them orderly. A young woman who was not immersed somehow in the idea o...

are portrayed in this story range from shepherds to artisans, and in this way Hardy stays true to the types of characters that wou...

evolving its consumer values, wrote the poem as a demonstration of how society was responsible for illustrating female desires as ...