Jane Eyre Essay

Jamaica Kincaid “Girl” Meet the author, Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, a girl born and raised in the West Indies, who later changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid. Jamaica wrote the short story “Girl” that talk about a fictional character having a very difficult upbringing, being raised in a place that was under British rule, which parents stuck to the old African cultures for the children upbringing. It seemed the mother was very fearful of the environment in which her daughter was growing up…

This paper manages the battles of life. A Streetcar Named Desire focus on the unsteady characters who’s the truth isn't the American Dream. Blanche, Stella and Stanley approach life seeking after various results in lives. This play occurred directly after the World War II, In New Orleans, Louisiana. The main London creation of this play was at the Aldwych Theater on Wednesday, 12 October, 1949. Tennessee William's initial plays were identified with the life of Americans with the essence of…

The book, Genie: A Scientific Tragedy Book, the main character was a girl nicknamed Genie. She went through pain and misery that I would not even wish on my worst enemy. How could parents of a young child be so cruel and harsh, Genie was considered mentally retarded by her parents and was abused a lot. She was tied up in a dark room behind the house. How could one survive such misery, I would have lost my marbles if I was in her place. I empathize her because she is so young and is merely a…

Dee is on her way home with Asalamalakin. She always wanted more than her family history or what Mama could offer her. Dee is intelligent and driven, her accomplishments have come at the expense of her mother and little sister. Even though most people should value their family rather than the materialistic things that represent their family; to her, she has a different perspective on her family and Mama. She wanted to get the quilts that are passed down from generations. Even though Dee went…

In this dissertation, I will examine the novel Little Women (1868), written by Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) in order to explore whether the concept of gender is more of a social construct than a biological reality. My study will focus on analysing the lived experiences of the March sisters, Jo, Amy, Meg and Beth as portrayed by Alcott in the novel. Through my analysis of the March sisters, who are growing up to develop into conventional women against a particular socio-historical context, I…

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: Are Women Really Powerless? In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the women seem to be omitted from the narrative. From the narrative story from the main character, Charlie Marlow, the women are never given any name and only known as the ‘Aunt', the ‘Intended', and the ‘Mistress'. The role of women in Heart of Darkness novel often becomes a topic of study for some researchers. Some of them argue that Heart of Darkness, through Marlow's point of view, shows the…

There’s no escaping the fairy tale in popular culture; a woman trapped under duress, awaiting for a man to rescue her. It’s an archetype that transcends time and continent, but whether it’s approach to gender roles is outdated is an entirely different question. Louise Bourgeois was fascinated with this concept, due to her parents tumultuous relationship and the trauma surrounding identity that pursued her throughout her life. One of the pieces that highlighted the existence of gender roles in…

Bleak House is a story about Esther Summerson who lives with her aunt and is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon. She spends the early years of her life at Ms. Barbary, her aunt’s house. After Ms. Barbary’s death she goes to live at Greenleaf at Ms. Donny’s with the help of her guardian Mr. Jarndyce. She spends six years at Greenleaf. After six years she goes to live at her guardian’s house accompanied with two other wards Miss Ada Clare and Richard Carstone. She…

Characters Protagonists: - Eva Smith Eva Smith is an unseen but central character in the play. She was described as being “pretty – very pretty ” with ”soft brown hair and big dark eyes”. It was revealed that she had no parents, and no family. One after the other, the Birlings made her life even more miserable by dismissing her from her only job, exploiting her and getting her pregnant, and even giving her the cold-shoulders when she was in a desperate need for help. This eventually caused her…

The same as the setting for the Maggie’s story, the protagonists, Ellen and Archer, in The Age of the Innocence are living between the two cultures. Ellen is a supporter for the new culture. With the appearance of Ellen Olenska in the novel, it deeply brands with the mark of an unusual lady. “With brown hair growing in close curls about her temples and held in place by a narrow band of diamonds. The suggestions of this headdress, which gave her what was then called a ‘Josephine look’, was…