Victorian Era

Last semester we talked a little bit about the Victorian Era. Our instructor told us that in that time period mental illness was rarely treated with medication or even counseling. It was thought at the time that if one was suffering of a mental illness the only acceptable cure was plenty of rest and alone time. This seems ridiculous today considering the fact that anyone who has a mental illness probably also has trouble sleeping and spending a lot of alone time would only seem to make matters worse. I thought that this idea would fit in to our study of Lewis Caroll and Alice because from what we learned in class he seems a little on the crazy side.