Emma Goldman

Sydney James Ms. Sullens British Literature 31 March 2017 In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen has crafted a compelling novel in which she uses her sharp observations and wry humor to comment on class, structure, judgement, and high society. This romantic and philosophical novel demonstrates to its readers how first impressions can drastically get in the way of relationships. First impressions are generally inaccurate, however, can be accurate. The novel Pride and Prejudice was originally…

The novel, Emma, by Jane Austen tells the story of Emma Woodhouse and the love drama in the small village of Highbury. It takes place in the early nineteenth century England, where the young adults of this town are looking for suitable spouses. Emma finds herself meddling in the love affairs of Ms. Harriet Smith and matching making a potential suitor to a sweet, candid but rather dense lady. Contrary to Harriet, Emma is an intelligent, pretty and well-a-do empress of Highbury’s social scene,…

She achieves “perfect happiness” only after she marries Mr. Knightley and discovers the one aspect of life previously unknown to her – a significant other. Indeed, Emma achieves “perfect happiness” despite of (and perhaps even because of) a thief’s decision to pilfer Highbury’s tasty chickens. Emma’s “perfect happiness,” defined here as a state of contentment that even major setbacks cannot interrupt, clearly arises…

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has been cherished and revered by a consistently large audience for many decades. So how has a novel, published 205 years ago, continued to remain relatable and relevant in modern society? The universal themes of Pride and Prejudice on both the interpersonal and societal levels, such as love, marriage, and class, keep people constantly returning to the story, but in addition, it is Austen’s light, crisp, and direct telling of both characters and plot that yields…

Alice resembles an archetypal hero because her journey to Wonderland challenged her knowledge, changed her perception of the society through the events she experienced and the creatures she met, and indirectly sacrificed something for others’ well-being. Alice is a young English noble whose curiosity brought her to a queer place called Wonderland. Alice, coming from a middle-class family, is an educated and well-mannered young lady, and she is proud of this. She is very adventurous and liked to…

Compare and Contrast Elizabeth Bennet with Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a novel that is centered on the Bennet family and explores their relationships. I would like to talk about two characters of the Bennet family. These characters are Elizabeth Bennet and Mrs. Bennet. Elizabeth Bennet is one of the most well known female characters in English Literature. She is the protagonist of Pride and Prejudice and she is the second…

historically is explored in both stories. The similar representation of female characters is shown to exist in both Emma and Hamlet because of the dialogue between characters and actions taken by them outlining the stereotypes and objectification of female characters…

within Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’ and Roman Polanski’s film ‘Tess’. Jane Austen and Roman Polanski compel their protagonists through a life of continual process of growth towards mature self-development exploring female gender roles in their respective contexts, hence revealing the codes of women in patriarchal societies. The journey of an individual from immaturity on our judgements and relationships to mature self-knowledge and character…

In her book, Molly Bawn, Margaret Wolfe Hungerford first says this common phrase as we know it today: “It’s true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder” (Bloomsbury International, 2014). But is this statement true? How can people decide what is beautiful if they are presented with images depicting what beauty should look like? These perceptions of beauty are created by what is shown to us through edited magazine photos, skinny models, and the sexualization of women which lead to unrealistic…

Goblin Market and its readings Christina Rossetti was born in London, in a family with a long history of incredibly gifted artists. Nowadays she is considered to be one of the most important female poets of the Victorian Era as well as to be somehow a feminist. Rossetti was a brilliant and beautiful woman, and she never got married. However, apart from her work as a poet, she devoted her time to work as a volunteer with former prostitutes in a refuge. Actually her most famous poem ‘Goblin…