Transcript The main characteristics of the Victorian novel

Martina Coccolo 5b
The main characteristics of the
Victorian Novel
Victorian novel, a photograph of social reality
Social position
“a man who could never
sufficiently vaunt himself
a self-made man”
Industrial Revolution
“the piston of the steam-engine
worked monotonously
up and down”
Utilitarism
“you saw nothing in Coketown but what was
severely workful”
Contrast between middle class - workers
“Mr. Bounderby take up
a commanding position”
Exploitation of children
Oliver Twist
“Oliver Twist and his companion
suffered the torture of slow
starvation for three months”
Nicholas Nickleby
“he dismissed the first class to
their experiment in
practical philosophy”
Grottesque
“Miss Sharp sees the
dictionary flying”
“a man who was a bully of humility”
“aimed a blow at Oliver’s head”
“Nicholas distended his stomach”
“the master, stationed himself
at the copper”
“the board were sitting in a
solemn conclave”
Sense effects
“rattling and trembling”
“monotonously up
and down”
“it was a town of unnatural
red and black”
“ill-smelling”
“a man made out of a coarse material, which seemed to have been
stretched to make so much of him”
Parodic effects
“Vive la France!
Vive l’Empereur!
Vive Bonapart!”
“(Mr. Bounderby) perfectly
devoid on sentiments”
“that boy will be hung!
said the gentleman”
“indomitable little
Aide-de-comp’s wife”
“in this exciting occupation (experiment in
pratical philosophy) the morning
legged heavily on”
“if this is a novel without an hero,
at least let us lay claim to an heroine”
Narrator
Intrusive
Omniscent
3rd person
Characterization
(through)
Body description
Behaviours
Action
Thought
Anti-Victorian Novel
Thomas Hardy “Jude the Obscure”
UMANITY CAN’T COPE
WITH SOCIAL CHANGING:
“the boy’s face expressed
the whole tale of their situation
PURITAN VISION
OF MARRIAGE
“On that little shape had converged
all the inauspiciousness and shadow
which had darkened the first union
of Jude”
FATALISM
“done because we are too menny”