Jane Eyre Essay

The short stories “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter and “The Storm” by Kate Chopin both contain similar themes such as the wisdom gained throughout life, but they are overall much more different than they are alike. The different ways the authors use their narrators dictates how we learn about the characters and what we do and do not learn about them. The main character and protagonist in the story by Porter, Granny Weatherall, goes through a ‘weathering’ process in her…

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is a beloved tale that people of all ages have loved for its emotional and moral appeal. It is a story focusing on the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and cold-hearted money-lender, who is visited by four ghostly apparitions who convince him together to change his merciless ways. At the beginning of this tale, Scrooge does not recognize the effects of his greed, so the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future take it upon themselves to show him how…

Have you ever had the feeling that someone wasn't who they said they are? In the story Mary is a happy housewife until one day her world is turned upside down. She reveals her true self in every action from the mistake she made to the events after it. Many themes can be interpreted in the story. The main theme is that things aren't always as they seem. In other words you can never be sure who to love or trust. The first piece of evidence supporting the theme is when the readers are…

In the film The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman, two women, Martha and Karen, run an all girls boarding school. One of the girls, Mary Tilford, becomes upset when she is punished for disobeying the rules and decides that she does not want to return to school. She recalls one of her classmates, Rosalie, telling her that Martha’s Aunt, Lily Mortar, had said that Martha’s actions towards Karen were “unnatural”. To avoid returning to school, Mary uses this information and forms a lie that she…

The Sound and The Fury is a novel written by author William Faulkner, a dramatic novel that captures the fall of the Compson family's reputation and the struggle that they encounter as they try to adjust to the societal changes in the early 20th century. Caddy Compson is a loving and adventurous girl who captures the heart of her three brothers; Benji, Quentin, and Jason who becomes obsessed with her and end up pushing her away from her household. Caddy Compson is a young girl who happened…

While Catherine is wild, wilful and passionate, she also possesses a double character. Catherine is a very unpredictable character due to her split personality. Catherine’s “soulmate” Heathcliff wishes to be in control of her but struggles to do so due to her wild personality. Her five-week sojourn at the grange awakens in her an appreciation of the civilized world. When she returns to the Heights, both her manner and appearance change. From then on, Catherine adopts a split personality - an…

given me. It was the most ethereal looking poupée I have ever seen, with black hair of wool striking blue eyes; almost resembling the features of my mother. As I was absorbed in my ecstatic contemplation, I heard Mr. Rochester raise his voice at Miss Eyre, “speak!” said he, with a loud and assertive tone. My heart pounded when I heard him, and my hand began to feel clammy against my doll’s face. The very act of listening to their conversation weakened me, as past memories associated with him…

The Hunter Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is a story with a theme that criticizes the inequality between different social classes; people treating suffer as a form of entertainment and care a lot about the importance of appearances. Growing up in District 12 of Panem, a country established after the North American governments collapsed, Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the story and its narrator, is a tough, resourceful 16-year-old girl that is way more mature than her age. After her…

I read the book “Girls Like Us” by Gail Giles. This book is about two special-education girls, Quincy and Biddy, who have just graduated high school and are now living together with an older lady. They are learning to live on their own with the guidance of Ms. Elizabeth. In return, they also help Ms. Elizabeth with her cooking, cleaning, and other jobs around the house. At the beginning of the novel, Quincy can not stand Biddy. Biddy is always in her own world and is a girly-girl. Later in…

“The little lady who made this big war”. . . the words spoken by Abraham Lincoln when Harriet met him during the Civil War. So how did Harriet Beecher Stowe help abolish slavery? Harriet Elizabeth Stowe was born June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her mother Roxana Foote Beecher, and her father Reverend Lyman Beecher had ten children. Harriet was the seventh to be born. When Harriet was five, Roxana Beecher died from tuberculosis. Her father remarried one year after and had four more…