Charlotte Mew

Charlotte Bronte illustrates the hardships that women faced in the mid-19th century in England and worldwide in her first novel, The Professor. The novel is about an Englishman that seeks a new career as a teacher in Belgium. The effeminized Englishman, William Crimsworth, finds his wife in Belgium, but surprisingly, his wife Frances requests equal standards and rights. Although Bronte addresses topics such as nationality and religion, The Professor is known to be one of the first works of…

When we mention the theme of a book or a novel, we are discussing about a general idea, lesson, or message that can be seen through the entire story. The events in the book may be very interesting, or exciting, but without the universal connection to human, they will not grab our attention in any real way. A novel of Magaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale, is highly considered as a stimulating work of feminist dystopian fiction that examines the cultural construction of fertility, rebellion,…

CHAPTER-2: Quest for Freedom Quest for freedom is the most eminent theme in the novels of Anita Desai. Due to its importance in her works, it is bound to find reoccurrence. The quest for freedom prevails as the most powerful and influential theme and all the major characters seem to be striving for something with which they cannot come in terms with. The society in which they live and cannot go away from it leaves a deep question mark in their minds. They are in quest for freedom…

The Palace of Illusions , written by award-winning novelist and poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Panchaali's (Draupadi’s) point of view , namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world. It is narrated by Paanchali herself, who is the wife of the five Pandava brothers. It follows Paanchali’s life from a fiery birth and a childhood spent in loneliness, where she only had her…

The 2 books “Counting by 7s” by Holly Goldberg Sloan and “The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis are similar. The main characters are both girls, around the same age, and have to overcome challenges. The 2 main characters of these novels; Willow and Parvana, have some similarities and differences. A similarity is how they are both resilient. Some differences they have are, Parvana is brave with her challenges and Willow is cowardly, and how Willow had help with her challenges and Parvana did not have…

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…

Both A Doll House and The Awakening are centered around female protagonists in the late 1800s. These two women, Nora and Edna, differ greatly in d'minor but both end up self-empowered at the end of their written stories. One of the most notable difference between the two characters is their relationships with their children. While Nora embodies the ideal loving motherly figure, Edna represents women who were forced into the role of mother. Edna’s distant disposition towards her children allows…

free human being with an independent will” – Jane Eyre. I think that Jane is an intelligent, simple, and honest girl who was forced to live through inequality, injustice, and humiliation. Jane Eyre is the protagonist of the novel “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë. She was an orphaned child. Throughout the years, she grows independent and strong. She receives cruel and unfair treatment from her Aunt Mrs. Reed. In her search of finding freedom, she meets Mr. Rochester, a wealthy, rude man who works…

effective it must be inviting to the reader, captivate their attention and create emphasis and coherence throughout the novel however, Charlotte Bronte's descriptions in Jane Eyre have a tendency to alienate her readers, invoke a lack of interest and are not distributed appropriately throughout her novel. These factors, therefore, render her imagery ineffective. Charlotte Bronte has a gift for presenting vivid landscapes and architecture however, her descriptions…