Victorian Short Essay -- English Literature

mincing ShortVictorian Short StoriesDiscuss the fibre of wo manpower as scoundrels, victims and pigboates in aselection of Victorian scant(p) stories.In the 19th Century the only type of people who could read and drop a linewere people in upper class families. Remembered for being such a classconscious society, the 19th century rarely ever involved regarding their spatial relation in the society, this was the greatest divide ever surrounded by thickand lamentable. As well as their being a division between rich and poor,there was also a division between the sexes. Women were mechanicallygiven the lower status between men and women and they were seen aslower, little able people by men.Seeing as Victorian short stories were written in the 19th century,they follow with the theme of men being better than women. Alsoa nonher theme which was common in these stories were brutal murdersand obvious villains. Most of the writers who wrote in those dayswrote for different reasons co mpared to reasons why writers wrote inthe 20th century. Writers in the 20th century wrote to entertain quite an than to instruct people. Famous writers such as Charles monsterwrote for moral obligation. He wrote to try and shame and instructrich people into helping the poor.I am going to look at three different Victorian short stories and seehow women are portrayed. Are they the villain, the victim or the wedge?The first story I have read is Captain liquidator. Captain Murdererwas written by Charles Dickens however, he did not invent this storyhe simply retold it. From the very start Dickens demonstrates how richpeople were always perceived to be better than the poorHis warning name would seem to have awakened no everyday prejudice against ... ...d this attracts negative attention just likethe name of the villain Captain Murderer in Captain Murderer.Bessie tries to conquer her status as victim by showing the villainsshe is not afraid of them..you dire villains I screamed at them through the door. Youthink you can frighten me. You tatterdemalion thieves.Despite Bessie showing she is not going to be overruled the dangerincreases for her. unfirm Dick goes to an extreme measure when hetakes out a tongue and starts to hack trough the thatch roof. Bessiefinally surrenders her status as hero after all her brave and boldacts and flees the house into the darkness of the countrysideI saw the heavy, hairy hand of Shift Dick, armed with the knife,come through after the fallen fragments.. I lost courage at last..Imust trust to the night and the thick darkness, and save my life.