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A 5 page paper which examines how
domesticity, something which lies at the heart of most Victorian novels, is something
seen as very subtly portrayed in Charlotte Bronte’s “Villette” and Bram Stoker’s
“Dracula.” Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAvill.rtf
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of women during the Victorian time were domestic for the most part and as such were perhaps taken for granted. Because they were taken for granted we find that the
theme of domesticity in Victorian novels is often vague and merely presumed to be in existence, making domesticity a powerful, yet incredibly subtle reality. Bearing that in mind the following
paper examines Charlotte Brontes "Villette" and then Bram Stokers "Dracula," illustrating where and how domesticity is presented in a very subtle and perhaps subversive manner. Villette On the
very first page of Brontes "Villette" we see the foundation that comes from a sense of domesticity as it relates to a home. This is obvious in the following: When
I was a girl I went to Bretton about twice a year, and well I liked the visit. The house and its inmates specially suited me. The large peaceful rooms,
the well-arranged furniture, the clear wide windows, the balcony outside, looking down on a fine antique street, where Sundays and holidays seemed always to abide -- so quiet was its
atmosphere, so clean its pavement -- these things pleased me well" (Bronte, Chapter I; p. NA). This immediately provides us with a subtle, yet powerful, understanding of how this young
woman likes her surroundings and it is clear that she likes them orderly. A young woman who was not immersed somehow in the idea of domesticity would not even bother
to notice such things, much less find them important to some form of happiness. At the same time, however, we have a tale of a woman trying to perhaps
find herself, and her role in the world, by trying to move beyond feminine stereotypes. In regards to this one critic argues that "Yet Lucy is also attracted, like the
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