Oscar Wilde’s writing was greatly influenced by the Victorian Era and this is especially shown in a piece of writing he wrote called The Devoted Friend. Oscar Wilde wrote The Devoted friend in a time period known as the Victorian Era which took place from 1837 - 1901 and was the time when Queen Victoria reigned. His literature, as well as other writers of this time was a reflection of the changes and historical events that were happening around them. In response to Britain's immense changes to its identity, Oscar Wilde, along with other modernist authors began using these changes that were strange and new and also ones that were familiar, to make great literature. Wilde's stories reveal a theme of irony, these short stories were literary fairy tales that were very popular in this Era. He had a great insight and used that intuition to write with unbelievable skill and ease. Oscar traveled abroad to lecture and when returned home he was became an advocate for the aesthetic movement, meaning rather than promote a social and political view of literature and art he wanted Britain to view these things just for what they were, “beautiful.” …show more content…
The Linnet being from the upper class because of the polite way he spoke and his intellect, the miller being upper class because of the way he lived and his attitude towards little Hans, the duck from the middle class, as she taught her ducklings how to act in a proper way and to use manners and lastly with little Hans and the Rat, they would be classified as lower class.
The story's narrative is written in the form of a beginning-middle-end, or a