Analysis During the Victorian Era women were held to high social standards; they had to maintain their virtue in order to find a suitable husband. To lose one’s virtue in this time meant taking the risk of being shamed, disowned by one’s family, and being blackballed from marriage. Marriage and bearing children were women’s whole identity in the Victorian Era. Literature during this time for some women writers is seen as a form of resistance towards the social gender construct of the Victorian Era. An
The carefully selected settings of Great Expectations and To Kill a Mockingbird were periods of immense inequality for the poor and colored, resulting in opportune conditions for characters to experience and learn from unfairness. Specifically, Great Expectations occurs within a time near the Victorian Era of Britain. The Industrial Revolution, which took place around this time, was fueled by labor from the poor, and it was not uncommon for children and
idea that men are expected to be more athletic, aggressive, strong and competitive. Whereas women are thought of as being more passive, weak or soft. This criterion is based off of a very common outlook being engraved into society's minds. However, these stereotypes have been questioned and confronted by a great deal of people. Sports are a great example of gender stereotypes being present. Throughout time, women have overcome many challenges and setbacks through their powerful athletic abilities. Although
Anne’s culture presents limitations on women. This is found as the character Mrs. Lynde and Marilla converse about Anne’s studies. “She doesn’t believe in the higher education of women at all; she says it unfits them for a women’s true sphere.” (Montgomery). This shows the townsfolk’s unwillingness to budge from the traditional manner. Anne’s dreams are tested by the time period she grows up in. In that time women held a status of inferiority, exercising less rights and liberties
Freedoms of Women in the 1920s Before the turn of the 20th century, women were considered the property of their husbands. Women were expected to be wives and mothers. Women were limited in their ability to be educated, to earn and keep their wages, to own property, and to vote. Women could only hold positions in the most limited of professions. There were few exceptions, but beginning in the 1840s this slowly began to change as women became involved in the reform and suffrage movements. Women began to
Traditionally, women have been associated with the “home” and men with the “world”. In many ways, the coming of the American Civil War of 1861-65 challenged the ideology of Victorian domesticity that had defined the lives of men and women in the antebellum era. Women’s role in the society changed drastically as they gained opportunities socially and economically, and took on positions of power and responsibility. The Civil War brought about changes in the women’s lives both during its course and