The late victorian novel

Question 1

1. Explain what the late Victorian novel mirrored.

Answer 1

-it criticized the “Victorian compromise”
-it didn’t believe in the view of man and progress

• it mirrored a society linked to a moral and social crisis=) this happened thanks to Social Darwinism

Question 2

2. Point out the features of the world created by Carroll in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Answer 2

It depicted a senseless and illogical world where all of victorian values were questioned.

Question 3

3. Why did crime fiction become popular ?

Answer 3

Because policeman, detectives etc became more respectable and visible in society .

It was a time were people were worried about crime so the detectives became some kind of heroes.

Question 4

4. Describe the main features of Hardy’s novels.

Answer 4

-pessimism
-realistic descriptions and modern psychological penetration
-his characters are outsiders often in conflict withe the values of this narrow-minded society.

Question 5

5. Explain the influence of colonialism in Kipling’s works?

Answer 5

• set in colonies lands of Britain
  -it depicts the realities of colonialism from the backdrop to the adventurous narrative.