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Victorian Paradox: Progress and Skepticism

The Victorian era was a time of paradox, with progress and skepticism coexisting. Industrial revolution, social reforms, and intellectual growth shaped society. Despite advancements, there were doubts about transcendental beliefs. Explore the complexities of this transformative period.

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Victorian Paradox: Progress and Skepticism

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  1. The Victorian Period:Paradox and Progress 1832-1901

  2. Peace and Economic Growth • Industrial Revolution _________, creating new towns, new goods, new ________, and new ______ for many • _________ reforms gave working and middle class citizens more ________ power

  3. The Idea of Progress • Middle-class Victorian attitude – progress largely means _________ improvement that can be _________ and touched, _________ and measured

  4. The Hungry Forties • Came to throne during a _________ • _____ working conditions -- _________ kids • The _________ famine -- caused many _______ to emigrate to England, increasing ________ • _________ and filth -- Thames River

  5. The Movement for Reform • _________ in diet – price of food _________ • The Reform Bills – gave the right to ____ to almost all adult _____; _______ child labor; reduced _____ in the working day; state-supported _______ were established, rising the ______ rate

  6. Decorum and Prudery • Publishers deleted or _________ words and episodes that could _________ ladies • Sex, _________, and _________ were softened • People were arrested for distributing information about _________

  7. Authoritarian Values • Uneasy about giving strong _________ to a central government • Women were subject to _________ authority • Women who didn’t marry had few jobs available – _________ (working class); governesses or _________ (middle class)

  8. Intellectual Progress & Science • Worked out the history of the earth in _________ and _________ • Evolution of species theories • Believed the world offered a challenging set of problems that could be understood by human _________ and solved by _________, government, and other human institutions

  9. Questions and Doubts • Can _________ comfort fully satisfy human needs and wishes? • Cost of _________ the earth and human beings to achieve _________ • Codes of _________ and authority • Understanding of the universe

  10. Trust/Skepticism in the Transcendental • Younger writers found it difficult to believe in an _________ power and order that made sense of material and human existence • Some believed there was no _________; others that existence was not governed by a _________ intelligence that _________ for its creatures

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