LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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Charles Dickens worked as a coal miner, which influenced his writing of
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Charlotte Bronte worked as a governess, which influenced her writing of
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Thomas Hardy worked as a fisherman, which influenced his writing of
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Henry Mayhew was a lawyer who worked in chancery court, which influenced his writing of Bleak House.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As an adult, Charlotte worked as a governess and spent some years teaching at a boarding school in Brussels; her unrequited love for the school’s headmaster, informed her novels Villette (1853) and The Professor (published posthumously in 1857).
Detailed explanation-2: -In a time when women were considered little more than social adornments and bearers of offspring, Charlotte Brontë bravely contradicted society through her writing. Her novels speak volumes for the oppressed woman; thus establishing Charlotte Brontë as one of the first modern women of her time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charlotte Bronte uses descriptive and narrative styles in her writing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist best known for Jane Eyre (1847), the story of an independent young governess who overcomes hardships while remaining true to her principles. It blended moral realism with Gothic elements. Her other novels included Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853).