The Victorians where living through a domestic revolution,
outside and inside their homes Britain was changing around them. Life at home
for the Victorians was foul, dirty and unsanitary. I was intrigued by this
after thinking about when Pip moved from the lower class up into a gentleman
and how his environment around him must have changed dramatically.
So I began researching into a normal atmosphere of a Victorian
home and watching clips and reading articles on the BBC. Here is a link so the
research I found: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25259505
After reading this article I began to realise the extent of
the dangers in Victorian everyday life, and why death was such an everyday
thing for them. It kicked off me thinking about Miss Havisham and how decayed
she must have been, from all these hazards she never left the house, wore the
same clothes, and never washed. She truly must have stunk of a foul decaying
creature, her skin would have many boils and sores all over it from
uncleanliness and her hair were probably falling out. Not to mention her teeth which
must have been rotting stubs.
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