The historical context of a text is entangled with its social context, as underlying norms and convention are historically specific.
All of these societal features are key in determining Brontë’s views on the importance of social inclusion, and her championing of the strength of women. It was one in which women were seen as the lesser sex, there was a great divide between the wealthy and lower class, and strict class boundaries were enforced. There are two aspects to social context: the kind of society in which the characters live, and the one in which the author’s text was produced.Ĭharlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was set in the same social context she herself lived in. The social context of a text is the way in which the features of the society it is set in impact on its meaning. It’s as easy as a Google search!įor a more in-depth look into how authorial intent and context is important in VCE English, read Context and Authorial Intention in VCE English. Remember, your current social and cultural context can have a great influence on how you read a text, so it’s always important to imagine the author’s own context – whether this be very similar, or very different from the context of their text. So if you want to be feeling like this after you write a piece for literature:Īusten was hunched over her small writing desk in the village of Chawton during England’s Georgian era as she wrote Persuasion. You are more likely reading it in a cozy bed, listening to Taylor Swift and half considering what you’re going to watch on Netflix later. Without a clear understanding of the context of your text, you cannot fully comprehend the views and values of the author, nor the overall meaning of a text (it’s also part of the criteria for literary perspectives)! When I became awash with confusion, like our old pal Ryan Renolds, the first thing I did (after eating a whole block of chocolate), was ensure I understood the context of the text.
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