Depression, a Major Theme of Modern Literature as the Culmination Point of the Degradation of Human Feelings Found in Victorian Literature

<p>This study aims to show how life is portrayed in the Victorian age through Victorian<br>literature and its following effects on modern literature. The paper represents<br>depression, considered to be the central theme of modern literature, also found<br>available in modern society where degradation of human feelings found in Victorian<br>society and literature that acted as the catalysts of depression. A comparison of<br>Victorian and modern writers' writings and techniques is shown to make this paper<br>more acceptable. To show the writing styles of Victorian and modern novels, it has<br>been described that They hold grotesque elements. In contrast, modern novels use a<br>'stream of consciousness.' Victorian poetry uses dramatic monologue, whereas<br>modern poetry uses 'interior monologue.' Another comparison is held, keeping in<br>mind the spiritual conditions of humans in the two periods. In the Victorian age,<br>people remained far away from spirituality; on the other hand, in modern society,<br>people attempt to clutch their spiritual senses. Finally, this paper talks about how<br>Victorian literature primarily reflects depression from the breakdown of romantic<br>spirits and disillusionment, followed by the rise of materialistic achievements during<br>industrialization, resulting in the cry of a departed and disinterested human soul<br>prevailing in modern literature. </p>