...most captivating pieces of Victorian literature ever written. Charles Dickens, of course is responsible for the creation of the character David Copperfield while the female author Charlotte Bronte is the creator of Jane Eyre. The Victorian Era was a time of many contrasts. While many history books prefer to remember it as a time of self-help, entrepreneurial spirit, laissez-faire, patriotism, sexual morality, and family solidarity, more realistic accounts reveal this era as one of many hardships and conflicting values (Morgan, 1997). Dickens and Bronte alike never shy away from these less positive aspects of the period. While there was certain joy and phenomenal technological and artistic accomplishments, there were also times of depression and despair and these two authors, perhaps more so than any other authors, broaches on each. The era was also one of conflict between the popular perception of national identity and the individual perception of that same identity. Indeed, there were as many ways to be English during the Victorian period as there are...