Jane Eyre Essay

The story of Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a story of a little girl that is isolated from her family, her whole life. From Adeline’s birth her family didn’t accept her and didn’t like her; especially Niang. Although Adeline’s biological brother and sisters were treated worse than their step-brother and sister, Adeline was treated worse. She didn’t have anyone to look out for her, besides Aunt Baba. Adeline had one person to look out for her, Aunt Baba, but she also had a pet that she…

To endure means to suffer patiently, or to just simply exist taking everything that life throws your way without breaking down. “There is only one, only one skill a woman like you and me needs in life, and they don’t teach it in school . . . Only one skill. And it’s this: tahamul. Endure . . . It’s our lot in life, Mariam. Women like us. We endure. It’s all we have.” (Nana pg. 17) . When talking about endurance, Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” comes to mind. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”…

I hate blood, I tremble at the thought of injection, I dislike physical work and I am a nurse. Contradicting in so many ways, I know. But why did I take up Nursing? Parents, fad and abroad, these 3 words really summed it up. I told myself that after graduating and passing the licensure examination I’d really pursue graduate school since I can’t imagine myself working as a nurse. I’d rather do paper works and research. I was excited by the idea of it, but at that time I did not know what degree…

‘The French Lieutenant's Woman’ is a postmodernist novel, which embodies a Victorian novel in which a battle between modern and conventional qualities takes place. Fowles presents this fight through the two women that Charles falls in love: Sophia Woodruff and Ernestina Freeman. In fact the entire book is based on different antithesis regarding diverse characteristics. First of all, the most emphasised contrast is between Sophia and Ernestina. One represents the past and the present which is…

Analysis of “Abuela Invents the Zero” and “Home” In most stories, characters experience a change of their values, usually for the better, but they have to struggle and realize things the hard way. In the short stories “Abuela Invents the Zero” and “Home”, both main characters develop new values, but in totally different ways. The main character in “Abuela Invents the Zero” is a contemporary teenage girl named Constancia who faces the problem of her grandmother visiting her family in the city.…

Chris Noonan brings a vivid biography of one of the most popular writer, Beatrix Potter, into live. The movie is a beautiful story of an independent spinster who strives her best to fulfill her passion and ideals of life. The story begins with the image of nervous Beatrix Potter trying to persuade tradesman with newly drawn book with an ambition to become a children author. At first, the publishing house owners, the Warne brothers, think that her drawing of a rabbit is ridiculous and unpromising…

In Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad, protagonist Cora begins the novel as an independent young adult. However, Cora’s self-sufficiency leads her to isolation, which prevents her from growing beyond her own fears. Her escape forces her to develop relationships with others and, in doing so, simultaneously develop an individual identity that is not based on her experiences as a slave. This progress is notably evident in the contrast between her actions with Caesar and Royal. With the former,…

Children who have difficult childhoods often distance themselves from society’s expectations. Throughout the novel, In Search of April Raintree by Beautrice Mosionier, there are many occurrences where April shows she is challenging society’s set expectations in a positive way. April Raintree is a young metis woman who is trying to receive a job in a racist society who discriminates against her background. April does whatever she needs to do to get a source of income. She is her only way of…

Susan Juby’s well-known book “Nice Recovery” is based on her personal sad experiences. The book is a biography that is written in a narrative style. Susuan Juby’s story is taking place in and around the 1900’s at her house, or at school (lake kathlyn elementary school, chandler park middle school) and in her dorm, as well as in many community centers. She is portraying a coming of age story in which she loses her innocence, there are many themes in this story one example is addiction (alcohol,…

The Scarlet Letter, an overview of the Puritans taken up and treated by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet letter is a Gothic Romantic novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850. The novel is a historical fiction in a historical setting Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, of the 17th Century depicting a story of a woman named Hester Prynne who gives birth to an illegitimate child and her punishment for her sin. According to the views of Nathaniel Hawthorne on the Puritan society, he portrayed…