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When in actual fact, Lucy sees the mirror as 'reflecting vibrant life'. To Lucy the mirror is beautiful, as it shows vibrant signs of life 'bits and pieces of India glanced on its surface.' This seems quite rare for people in the C19th, who would not have acknowledged bits of smashed glass as art. They certainly would not acknowledge Lucy's observation of the moment, as appropriate. Most would recognise the mirror as smashed glass. She is able to see the beauty even in unprepossessing moments. Lucy sees 'her own miniaturised face retreat and disappear' through the bits of smashed mirror. Even though she is fascinated by the shiny glass, it would be seen as preposterous that she would think of such a thing when a man is dead. In Lucy's 'special things seen 'she states that an elephant had ran amuck and was show down. After reading about it in the newspaper, Lucy sets off to see the monstrous beast. However it's not because Lucy is eager to see the elephant dead. It's much more than that. Lucy is keen to see 'bioluminescence', light visible in the elephant flesh. This idea would seem bizarre in the C19th. No one would want to look for 'bioluminescence' in rotting foul elephant carcass. However it's not so bizarre
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Even though they're from the C19th. Men were considered of higher status than women and the 'women were the property' of men. However in Jones's writing there is no evidence to suggest that Lucy is the property of a man. Even though she goes to India and marries Isaac. Arguably it is a arranged marriage and she is not controlled by him. Lucy is able to walk around by herself without Isaac by her side. She 'made trips to the Persian bazaar, where no foreign - born women would dare to seen'. This is very unusual for a woman to be able to walk around by herself, without someone to accompany her. Lucy is like women of today, because she is not restricted. Although Lucy and Isaac are married, they do not live together. Another character that appears quite contemporary is Isaac Newton, who quite confidently expresses to Lucy, how he was in love with her uncle Neville. Despite admitting this he has no shame. Isaac found Neville charming, sensitive, good-natured and comical'. Importantly this was not acceptable in the C19th. If you expressed your feelings for a person of the same gender, then you would not be respected in society. People didn't go around expressing their feelings for the same gender, opposed to people today. Isaac is similar to people of today because we are able to freely express our
Even though they're from the C19th. Men were considered of higher status than women and the 'women were the property' of men. However in Jones's writing there is no evidence to suggest that Lucy is the property of a man. Even though she goes to India and marries Isaac. Arguably it is a arranged marriage and she is not controlled by him. Lucy is able to walk around by herself without Isaac by her side. She 'made trips to the Persian bazaar, where no foreign - born women would dare to seen'. This is very unusual for a woman to be able to walk around by herself, without someone to accompany her. Lucy is like women of today, because she is not restricted. Although Lucy and Isaac are married, they do not live together. Another character that appears quite contemporary is Isaac Newton, who quite confidently expresses to Lucy, how he was in love with her uncle Neville. Despite admitting this he has no shame. Isaac found Neville charming, sensitive, good-natured and comical'. Importantly this was not acceptable in the C19th. If you expressed your feelings for a person of the same gender, then you would not be respected in society. People didn't go around expressing their feelings for the same gender, opposed to people today. Isaac is similar to people of today because we are able to freely express our