Dick and Jane

Feminism is inclusive of women of all backgrounds, races, and cultures, which Bronte fails to represent in the whitewashed Jane Eyre. In a rather opposite manner, various women in the novel are derogated and denigrated due to their different upbringings. When Jane first acknowledges Bertha’s existence, she reports her to Rochester as having “‘a discoloured face - it was a savage face….fearful blackened inflation of the lineaments! ...the lips were swelled and dark’” (Bronte 283-284). As Jane’s…

Jane Eyre He or she who thinks they have had it rough cannot begin to imagine what others have gone through. Unfortunate Orphan child Jane Eyre, main character from the novel: “Jane Eyre” written by Charlotte Bronte, after losing her parents and getting stuck with her abusing aunt: Mrs. Reed, has no other choice but to stay at Gateshead with her and put up with her mistreatment. Ascribable to Jane’s parent’s death, becoming an orphan was the least of Jane’s upcoming problems. Overcoming issues…

Brian Caswell’s real life short story ‘The Right Thing’ is a text that targets young adults and teenagers. In the story, the use of characters and the style of writing has allowed the author to create a suitable text for young adults as they are able to empathise with the characters. Moreover, the author’s exploration of the two main themes of relationships and teenage pregnancy has further allowed the intended audience to Brian Caswell’s story ‘The Right Thing’ is a suitable example of a text…

Instead of speaking, he pulled out a pen and paper and began to draw a large greater than sign. When he finished drawing, he said “This symbol represents the two different paths you can take in life. One of the roads will lead to success and the other will lead to failure. The farther you go down one road the harder it is to get back onto the other”. When I was just 14 years old I received a talk from my father that will forever pop into my head when I have a decision to make. I knew my father…

Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams modeled a method in social work that existed in contrast to the Charitable Organization Societies (COS). Addams chose to live among the disadvantaged and immigrant populations, seeking a reciprocal relationship that would encourage a symbiotic existence between social classes (p. 59). Where Hull House did not attempt to decide the fate of the poor, COS existed solely to facilitate “friendly visitors” to enter the homes of the poor and use the data they…

Not knowing any better because I am only given a snippet from Oscar Wilde's play, Lady Windermere's Fan, I have to think that is a revolutionary feminist play. Wilde reveals the silent hardships of women in the most mundane way: letting people talk in a room. The scene begins with everybody (Lord Darlington, Duchess of Berwick, and Lady Windermere) meeting each other. The interesting aspect to this beginning is that the Duchess of Berwick, not Lord Darlington controls the room's conversation.…

The Growth of Darcy and Elizabeth The key to understand characters such as Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is to understand what makes pride, and what makes a gentleman. Since, in the beginning of the novel Mr. Darcy shows his pride, in the middle he starts to reveal himself to some and what he is in the end, a gentleman. Being a gentleman is much more than being rich, or being born into a title. Being a gentleman is something that money cannot buy, such as being humble. The key…

Ragnarok by A.S Byatt is a novel about the experiences and internal struggles of a young girl who grew up in England during the World War II. The young girl, known as The Thin Child, lives in the England countryside as a result of the raging war in the city and of its surroundings. Throughout the novel the Thin Girl ponders many questions concerning why is the war happening?, is her father coming back? and whether or not the germans are good or bad people? To make sense of these questions, the…

Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Mary Newbury in Witch Child by Celia Rees is introspective, introverted but not shy, and confident but has inner fears. Mary can be described by her background, relationships, and lifestyle. Mary’s background shows that she is introverted and cautious. When Mary lived in England, she was not shy, she was raised in a relatively happy environment. Her grandmother taught her to read and write, about plants…

and the innate passions of the individual often arises, and social pressure often dominates. As a result, visceral inclinations of the soul can only manifest in the mind, having no bearing on external conduct. In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, this initially is the case: Jane upholds, in her mind, values that contradict wholly Victorian ones, but does nothing to bring upon herself a condition that reflects them. However, once she encounters a man with whom she feels a spiritual…