1. Victorian literature
... the horrors of the world outside the home; greed and murder are some of the examples Ruskin gives. Ruskin's tone of voice changes from didactic to moralistic, in paragraphs 15 and 16 where he takes on a more poetic mode, " the harebells should bloom, not stoop,-, he refers to flowers in the garden rather than her husband and sons, (para 15). He tells us that with the woman's protection and her constant love of ... all that she cherishes around her in the garden, her home, she can make everything " bloom" and repel the bad things in life. Ruskin explains that the woman could use her powe...
- Word Count: 1599
- Approx Pages: 6
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate