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Study of the Victorian Society with the reference of Oliver Twist and Middlemarch.

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M. K. BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY Department Of English Joshi Bhumi Vinodbhai Roll no : 2 PG Enrollment No : 10141420 Paper Name : The Victorian Literature Assignment Topic:  Study of Victorian Society with the reference of Oliver Twist and Middlemarch Preface :  The Victorian period, the year between 1837 to 1901 and named after the great queen Victoria was a time of great changed. In Victorian era, movements for justice, freedom and other strong moral values opposed greed, exploitation and cynicism.The writings of Charles Dickens , in particular , observed and recorded these conditions.             There was a time of various Classes , occupations and different ways of living life. The important aspect of this period is the large scale expansion of British imperial power . It is quite long period and lasted over 63 years longer than any other British Monarch. The common perception of the period is the Victorian was “ prudish , hypocritical, s