1.Which 2 readings did you complete from the reading list provided (or from your own selections)?
- I read "Heart of Darkness" and "Aguirre, The Wrath of God"
2.Based on these readings, compare (3 examples) and contrast (3 examples) the works you read with themes from the ppt presentations given in class on Victorian Culture and Literature.
- According to the readings that I chose, Victorian era had lots of themes which are still present nowadays and seemed to be the same than the ones you showed in the ppt presentations. Themes such as power, secrets, mistery, money, racism, politics, all what humans are able to do to get more power every time, etc, are some of the most common examples of this time in history.
- The difference comes at the time that soemone talks about these themes. The readings I selected showed these topics in a very open way, dispite the social life and people at that time were very reluctant to talk about things that were kind of forbidden.
Poverty is also one of the most important topics, but in the stories, money was stronger. As well as politics, which is not mentioned as the main theme in the story line. But what most caught my attention, was how people can go crazy because of envy and power, till the point they don´t even care about family, friends, etc.
3.Do you feel that the works you read are very good or excellent representations of Victorian Literature? Why/Why Not?
- I strongly think they are very good representations of this literature, beacuse writers wrote what they were not able to talk openly at that time. In the writings are expressed the secerts of society, the mistery of people´s lives, the power of money and politics. And also something that was a kind of taboo for people but not in the privacy of a bedroom or a brothel: sex.
4.Would you recommend the readings to friends or family? Why/Why Not?
- I wouldn't recommend them to my family, because my grandmother and mother would probably shock. But maybe a friend would enjoy reading about past times and funny stories. My boyfriend would definately love it, he is that kind of reader.
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