Essays about: "gentleman"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word gentleman.

  1. 1. The portrayal of class and social mobility in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Elina Helleberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Dickens; Great Expectations; Victorian society; class; Pip; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Pip’s transformation to become a gentleman in manners and behaviour in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations illustrates the difference and importance of class in the Victorian society. Through an unknown benefactor, Pip makes a journey from working-class blacksmith apprenticeship in the countryside to gentleman life in the upper-middle class London, with access to economic, cultural and social capital. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender Roles Represented by the Four Main Characters in Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Sara Niklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender roles; Gone with the Wind; Margaret Mitchell;

    Abstract : Margaret Mitchell’s one and only novel, Gone with the Wind, was an instant hit when it waspublished in 1936. The novel is a romantic tragedy that takes place in a very traditional society inthe state of Georgia in the United States before, during, and after the Civil War. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Stuff of Gentility : Class, Roles and Slander in Early Modern England

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Niklas Port; [2019]
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    Abstract : This thesis tests the models of Class and Roles on Early Modern English society through documents from the High Court of Chivalry. It analyses the role of the Court and the individuals who used the court in defining and negotiating class lines and the Social Order. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Gentleman, The Rebel and The Villain: A comparative study of the scandal-sensitivity of athlete personalities in sports marketing

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Anthony Grivas; Fabian Bratell; [2018]
    Keywords : sports marketing; celebrity-athlete endorsement; social psychology; scandals; consumer response;

    Abstract : Celebrity athletes have been powerful marketing tools throughout the professionalization and commercialization of sports. During the last couple of decades, the amount of sponsorship money allocated to the sports industry has rapidly increased, outplaying other sectors of entertainment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Physiological Cruelty? : Discussing and Developing Vivisection in Great Britain, 1875-1901

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Kristin Halverson; [2016]
    Keywords : animal experimentation; physiology; history of medicine; history of physiology; Cruelty to Animals Act; Royal Commission on Vivisection; medicinhistoria; fysiologi; djurförsök;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the development of vivisection as a method of physiological research between 1875 and 1901 in Great Britain, by examining some of the arguments, discussions, and ideas put forth by physiologists for the utilisation of vivisection in their research. Because this study operates within the context of medical history, questions of legitimacy, scientific development, and professional image are lifted. READ MORE