... depicted, it is not the case that rural novels were simply idyllic, pastoral reflections of a dying way of life. Equally, cities were not necessarily depicted as grimy, claustrophobic hell-holes, or even erudite, intellectually advanced, opulent and desirable communities. One can draw certain general conclusions about the representation of "city" and "country" but one must be careful to avoid ... London under the illusion that his benefactor is indeed Miss Haversham, a belief that confirms his impression of the desirable nature of a gentlemanly lifestyle. Again, however, Dickens" balanc...

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... instead of nature. However nature can act in ways far more diverse than human, and will have far more complicated properties. Where "man can act only on external and visible characters [nature] can act on every internal organ, on every shade of constitutional difference, on the whole machinery of life" (Darwin 83). The effects of nature may be slower than the ... , "the probability is that it only then first immigrated into that area" (Darwin 294). Although Darwin's paper was ground-breaking and sparked further research in the field, there are some holes and flaws in his reasoning. He br...

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