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Freedom
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
He mocks the social convention of Victorian upper class
He was a member of the Aesthetic movement
freedom to pursue beauty and happiness
freedom from social convention
freedom of expression
they live surrounded by art, music, elegance
Art has no social, political or education aim
The Importance of Being Ernest
He experienced the hypocrisy of Victorian Age firsthand
He was homosexual
Sentenced to forced labor
Abandoned by everyone
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
A Room of One's Own (1929)
She fighted for rights of women
Personal freedom
Financial indipendence
Freedom of expression
Indipendence from patriarchy
The suffragette movement (1800)
They asked for the right to vote
Initially they made peaceful protests, later they became violent
She was forced to study at home
No freedom of choice
WW1
Enlistment obligation
No freedom of choice
Propaganda urged to fight
Censorship of fight condition and result of war
No freedom to know
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)
Heart of Darkness (1902) written during the Victorian Age
Treats the structures of colonialism where many freedoms had been abolished
The colonized
Were exploited
Were malnourished
Worked tirelessly until they died
Were annihilated and didn't react
George Orwel (1903-1950)
1984
Total lack of freedom
freedom to fall in love
Condemnation to ministry of love
freedom to think critically
New Speak
freedom of expression
freedom of opinion
Political Situation
Totalitarian Regime
Censorship
History was erased
Propaganda
"Ignorance is strenght"
Spied
Cameras h24