Victorian literature often focused on the social problems that were present at the time. Authors such as Charles Dickens, Charlotte and Emily Bronte and Oscar Wilde all wrote books that ridiculed Victorian society and attempted to change it. Some of the topics they addressed were lack of education, poverty, lack of social mobility and strict social norms.
An example of such a story could be one where the character is of lower class. For example, an orphan girl. When the girl is young, she experiences great hardship. She is poor and is forced to work long hours. Moreover, people abuse her and disrespect her. However, her love of learning and some good luck allow her to educate herself and become a teacher. She becomes intelligent and beautiful, and a rich man falls in love with her. However, they both find it difficult to be together because society disapproves of couples of such different socioeconomic levels. However, they eventually go against everyone else and end up being together.