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Joshua Wohlgemuth
A Tale of Two Cities: The Victorian Era and the Abandonment of Spirituality
Throughout the early to mid 19th Century, a new and cultural age took hold of Europe, specifically Great Britain with the commencing of the Victorian Era. Marked by impressive achievements such as the Industrial Revolution, La Belle Epoque, and the beginnings of an urban middle class, this era was also plagued with child labor, poor hygiene, prostitution, the constant class distinctions, and a bloody revolution. Many believe that the aforementioned events were caused by a distancing of the populous from the church, resulting in a lack of spirituality, while others maintain that this spiritual vacuum was a response to deteriorating conditions. Regardless, it is undeniable that a spiritual void occurred during the Victorian Era, and Charles Dickens seemingly upholds this premise throughout A Tale of Two Cities, shown within the relationships between the complex to the most insignificant......

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