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Current Belief- Cassondra Ledezma  The idea of a Victorian gentlemen was one that unclear at the time to many people. This is seen when The Victorian Web wrote, "Victorians themselves were not certain as to what a gentlemen was, of what his essential characteristics were" (Cody). This displays that their thoughts on this could never be quite "certain" as to whom could consume this label. However many men back then were "so anxious to be recognized" as a Victorian gentlemen (Cody). This is because with such a title came many luxuries, such as "growing wealth and influence" giving them more motivation to do something well with their life (Cody). Thus they were given the chance to be looked up upon by others because of this title. However this concept slowly began to grow, and people began to think of this idea as something "more focused on conduct" as time went on (Hesse). This illustrates the idea that people began to think about the true benefits of such a title, and that it should be given to those who are more moral. Thus the main thoughts that people had about this idea was that it was believed to be most earned by those who performed great deeds. Works Cited Cody, David. "The Gentlemen." The Victorian Web. Web. 10 Jan. 2013. Hesse, Suzanne. "The Victorian Ideal." The Victorian Web. Web. 10 Jan 2013.
 * Victorian Era View o f the Gentlemen **

Popular Attitude- Cassondra Ledezma  During the Victorian era a gentleman was "someone who had a liberal public school education, no matter what his antecedents might be" (Miller). Thus in the end a normal man is one who could achieve the ability of becoming a Victorian gentlemen as long as they had a "school education". However at the same time not all had the opportunity to become this ideal gentlemen. This is seen when The Victorian Web stated, "while members of numerous other eminently respectable professions were not" (Cody). Thus normal men believed that the men with the titled a Victorian gentlemen were seen to "abuse it", thus they did not see it as purposeful (Cody). This is because although titled a gentlemen they were not always seen to up to the expectations of the title. Therefore the working class began to grow "large and generally disgruntled", which displays that they believed that this title did not deserve such high praises. This was due to the fact, that they saw themselves to be just as important and wanted, and were gradually "getting reform and change" (Miller). In which one can see that the normal man believed that the idea of a Victorian gentlemen was more of a radical thought. Works Cited Cody, David. "The Gentlemen." The Victorian Web. Web. 10 Jan. 2013. Miller, Ilana. "The Victorian Era (1837-1901)." VictoriasPast.com. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.