Classic book characters
They are extremely different from those we have today. They are extremely different from those people want to see today and their life and their nature is also extremely different from the life and nature of modern characters. It is not hard to be that literature is a reflection of the mood of age. Any kind of art is a reflection of that mood, and so the difference between classic book characters and modern book characters is the difference between people. We are different from our ancestors in a number of things, and this difference is mostly negative than positive.
Take a good look at typical book characters of classic literature and you will see a man and a woman typical for those times. And take a good look at typical characters of modern literature and you will know for sure what people are like today. And the difference you will notice will hardly make you happy. That difference is huge and it is not the difference in out favor. It is the difference that shows us a number of things we have lost during some few years. This difference is the difference between values people had and values people have.
There is no need any more in nobility and ability to be kind, generous and patient for people. Mostly, people believe that it is necessary to be rough and cruel, in order to protect themselves from the possibility of being hurt. So, people are afraid of each other, and they always afraid of being hurt and betrayed by each other. There is no trust in people anymore. We don't trust ourselves anymore and so other people also can't trust us.
What is the typical character of classic book? It is a character that strikes imagination of modern people with a number of features they are deprived of. If talking about typical man character of classic book, one is talking about a man who is greatly devoted to his country, to his family and a woman he is in love. There is only one woman he is in love is and in case if there is no chance for them to be together he will retain his love through the years. He is a man who would better give his arm away than will hurt people he cares about.
If talking about woman character typical for classic literature one is talking about woman who is beautiful by her soul and appearance. She is a woman who is greatly devoted to her family, children and a man she is in love is. She is a woman for the sake of which men are ready to perform a number of heroic deeds. Sure, they are man who makes their choice whether to do or not to do anything, though it is a woman who provokes the desire to be a hero.
People of those times were greatly bothered about spiritual values of this world. They also needed money to live though they were not crazy about money and well-fare. Things are different today and it is only well-fares people care about. The literature of the century reflects the mood of the century. Take a good look at characters typical for modern literature and if you are smart enough you will recognize in them a personality typical for nowadays.
