Dick and Jane

Mary Bennett is a rather intriguing character. I find that Austen’s prose is always providing a judgement of her, yet I wonder if that judgement reflects a lack of understanding on the author and protagonist themselves. Take the following lines for example: Her sister Mary, who having, in consequence of being the only plain one in the family, worked hard for knowledge and accomplishments, was always impatient for display (17). In this characterization, Mary comes off as both unattractive and…

Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen, details an epic love story of two people who overcame every obstacle to be together, Darcy and Elizabeth. This contrasts another relationship in the book between Mr. Collins and Charlotte whose marriage is socially acceptable. This brings up the question of which Austen considers to be the higher power, social grounds or love. The fact that Darcy and Elizabeth end up happily together despite many struggles suggests that Austen regards love as a higher…

Charlotte Brontё’s Jane Eyre is an innovative depiction of female rebellion. Jane did not have to sacrifice her beliefs to survive in this demanding society. Brontё shows Jane to be rebellious through her defiance of Victorian ideals. She rebels against social ideas by showing unusual time period behavior; she is not submissive and is an insurgent to the restrictions of the time period. Jane rebelled in the Victorian era in multiple ways by refusing to bow to Rochester’s wants and needs. As…

Jane Austen, an intelligent, mellow, and sarcastic woman who was an artist by illustration is one of the most captivating human beings. Her writings appeal to anyone and everyone. Be it gentleman or lady; her genre is truly peculiar. Austen’s criticism of society’s inequality and superficiality grasps a variety of different readers attention because her writing is relevant to humanity as a whole. She wrote her stories in a way that pleases critics and common readers. Furthermore, Austen…

Jane Austen’s satirical guide to proper etiquette and decorum prose fiction/novel Emma (1815) and Amy Heckerling’s teen flick Clueless (1995) were two poles apart yet it retained the essential contexts of the original text. While the original plot of Emma has been altered the themes in Clueless remain the same through textual, intertextual and contextual means. By acclimatizing the picturesque country society of Highbury contrasted to those of the higher class into the fast-paced modernity of…

Na Chen Argumentative Essay-Scarlet “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good Pride represents our dignity and self respected. ‘Bad Pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” This quote by John C. Maxwell explains how pride could be good or bad. Also, there are many quotes from the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” saying how pride could be wonderful or terrible. Pride is a terrible thing to have because it could lead you to hurt others, ruin…

with the tone, the characters, the setting, and any current or underlying conflict. These qualities can easily be seen and acknowledged in the first chapter of Emma, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre as the author has used the introduction to set the basis for the rest of the novels. The first chapter of Jane Austen’s Emma opens into the story. It begins at the Woodhouse home, Hartfield, and introduces five different characters to the plotline as well as the tone and conflict. First is Emma…

Jane Austen was a very influential writer in the nineteenth century; she has never faded from popular opinion or discussions. Many of Austen’s novels, such as Emma, have been reimagined into films, enabling her to reach many different audiences through different interpretations. Emma is a beautiful novel about a young woman who is convinced that she will never marry; she does, however, what to help whoever she can in this matter. Once she deems herself successful in matching Miss Taylor, “less a…

It is extremely rare for someone to just write one book and be famous and important in the literary world. The author Mitchell Margret of Gone with the Wind did it, However. Since 1936, this book had been published, it has been translated into 29 different kinds of languages, and remains the most popular novel until today and has great impact on people. ( http://baike.haosou.com/doc/2611564-7572390.html ) This story contains many aspects of life: about attitudes, choices, relationship between…

Anne Boleyn’s final words were said on May 19th, 1536 as she stood before the block to a crowd of on-lookers. Her words were written by Tudor chronicler Edward Hall and will be known throughout time as the powerful words of the first queen to ever be publicly executed. Anne stated calmly, “Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak…