context Flashcards
1
Q
where/when is the novella set
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London
victorian era, 1886
2
Q
stratified society
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there was a split between upper and lower class
lower class were associated with debauched living and transgression
3
Q
homosocial society
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the community of reputable victorian gentlemen
4
Q
reputation
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pressure to uphold an honourable reputation in order to fit in with the homosocial society
supression of desires
5
Q
trangression
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lower class was associated with criminality and trangression
6
Q
science vs religion
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new religious theories were discovered, such as Darwin’s theory and calvinist theory
7
Q
stevenson’s life
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grew up in Edinburgh- was gloomy and gothic-like
calvinist nanny- was influenced by the theory that sin dominates mankind
8
Q
detective genre
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people were interested by detective novels
