Bridget Jones's Diary

Kate Chopin’s The Story of An Hour was published in 1894. During this period, there was a shift in the role that women were expected to fulfill. Women were expected to cater to their husbands and create a happy household for them. Married women were not “allowed” to have interests or hobbies that did not pertain to the household or the marriage. During this time, women who were single grew independence and freedom by straying away from marriage. The setting of The Story of An Hour was…

Jane Austen was a writer of love and wealth; her stories were all inspired by relationships and the social classes the characters in her stories were in. Austen was known little before 1900’s in America, but by mid-century she received more attention in England. Jane left many people in this world when her time was coming short; she broke the heart of her readers, but they would keep her memory alive by making a cult of admirers who were known as “Janeites”. This cult was not the only memory…

Sources such as: autobiographies, correspondence, diaries, and other primary biographical materials give context and provide a historical lens in which to view literature. Biographical criticism allows the reader to better understand the context in which the work was written and give a new perspective on…

In her Sense and Sensibility, author Jane Austen uses the titular values to analyze the societal institution to which the female characters are restrained. This critique features the presentation of one’s emotions and sensitivities, but more important than what is expressed, however, is what is not. Through the limitations of the period’s etiquette, Austen illustrates that the restraint of one’s tongue may aid in verbal combat, but may also hold one linguistically captive. Similarly, poet…

Mrs. David Simmons, a woman of the 1600s, once quoted, “Let your dress, your conversation and the whole business of your life be to please your husband and make him happy” (Nabi). Women were considered property of men until the 20th century. They were used mainly for sex to please men or beget children to continue a legacy (Nabi). They never could give their opinions, were forced to believe men were correct, and had to act polite and obedient to men because male dominance was the normality in…

This paper studies Jane Austen’s articulation of gentleman in Pride and Prejudice. The term gentleman is not new to Pride and Prejudice but has its roots in the medieval ages of Chaucer’s times. Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice highlights the social turmoil and class conflicts between the upper class and the middle class of the early 18th and late 19th century England. Through the themes of courtship and marriage Austen artfully creates a social circle with fictional characters belonging to…

While many people believe that love easily occurs between two individuals who are perfect for one another, others say that love, more often than not, requires work and adjustments to result in a happy relationship. As flaws are part of human nature, everybody has negative qualities that can make it difficult to empathize with others and create encouraging relationships. In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, the characters of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are an example of two individuals with…

adam Merle's interest in Pansy's marriage is identical with Osmond. This aroused her deep thought, which is narrated in her perspective. Madam Merle introduced an intimate friend of her to marry her for the sake of her money. The most obvious clue is that Madam Merle seemed to like her when they first met at Gardencourt, and after Madam Merle got the news that she is to heir much of possession from Daniel Touchett, Madam Merle had been doubly affectionate. And she realized that Osmond, whom she…

Jane Austen wrote her novels as a source for comedy to her readers also so she could be able to express her views on what was around her and what left an impact on her in anyway .Austen is famous for using irony by exaggerating many of her characters to make it obvious how foolish they can be . One of her most famous works Pride and Prejudice ,uses irony to distinguish and judge, critics also believe it to be the most comical . Pride and Prejudice is also the first novel which many critics have…

The concept of gender helps to understand that the inequality between sexes is not the result of biological difference but is socially produced and examines the various way in which women suffers systematic social injustice. Pride and prejudice can be read as a novel written in a style very different from that of the sentimental genre and containing a fine understanding of feminine identity, romantic desires and gender relations as shaped by social context. The famous opening sentences of Pride…