Francis Austen

Jane struggles throughout this passage, and indeed the novel, to overcome the unhappy oppression caused by her gender and social ambiguity. The passage, from chapter twenty-three, takes place under a chestnut tree in the garden of Thornfield, moments before Rochester’s passionate proposal to Jane. The passage is a significant demonstration of the spiritual nature of their relationship and the frustration Jane feels with regards to her social position of being ‘poor’ and a woman, a feeling she…

alliance between families. The rare kind of marriage is when two people feel a strong connection get married despite what others think. In Persuasion, Jane Austen demonstrates that a balanced marriage is a partnership and each person will help the other grow and improve their qualities through the use of free indirect discourse and tone. Austen uses the marriage of Charles and Mary Musgrove to show how an unbalanced marriage will lead to misery on both…

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sije embodies China’s revolution carried out by Mao Zedong. The harsh time period, were cruel restriction were implemented in regards to the limitations on western cultures are highlighted by the author when he adds “Balzac” to the title. Honre de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright during the French Revolution, exemplifies the restraints on Chinese society during the Chinese revolution. The fact that his work is western and he is in…

In the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain learns many life lessons such as the following: always doing the right thing even when nobody is watching, never make a deal with someone might regret later, also doing the right thing are always worth it at the end. First, Gawain learns to always do the right thing even when nobody is watching. Gawain has a hard time dealing with the lady from the castle. Gawain says “Go help me, thought the knight, I can’t let it happen!” (Line 77).…

For my question I chose what is Shakespeare saying about traditional gender roles? I think he is trying to show that women should have a say in their lives and community he is throwing the traditional gender roles away I'm multiple creative ways that aren't necessarily saying that the traditional gender roles are stupid or not important just that they should be changed a bit to give women more choice in what happens in their lives. Shakespeare shows this I'm plenty of ways but the most notable…

First off ask yourself, does Tally live in utopian or a dystopian world? Where Tally is soon to become a so called “pretty.” Unfortunately for her best friend shay doesn’t feel the same way. Never the less Tally finds a way to escape this dystopian world of hers, even if only for a moment. Throughout the text Tally reveals characteristics that assisted her best, in which were cunning, tolerance, and last but not least adventurous. To start, Tally’s wit can be compared to that of a con. For…

This is revealed prior to his failed wedding when he is conversing with Jaques. He replies to Jaques’s questioning of his marriage by saying, “As the ox hath his bow, sir… so man hath his desires…” (3.3, 56-58). Thus, his love is transcending societal boundaries, and is based solely off of his animalistic desire for sex. His rational for getting married in the woods and not officially in a church also plays in to his motive for marrying her. “I am not in the mind but I were better to be married…

The human mind experiences many ultimatums regarding ethical standards throughout life. The numerous available approaches as demonstrated in the article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” and put to the test in the short story “Bread” demonstrate that the issue at hand must be recognized before facing these treacherous decisions. When evaluating an ethical issue, the individual must find the correct approach by carefully observing the many possible outcomes. In Margaret Atwood’s short story…

Chapter -4 Conclusion This study was set out to explore Estella Havisham as a Gothic Femme Fatale, set against the backdrop of Victorian era. Albeit a few studies have showed up in the course of the most recent decade or so, on female characters of Victorian fiction, but, minority has completely alluded to the relationship to some of them as gothic women. Along these lines, this research paper investigates about the part of breaking down the "underhanded" representations of 'Estella Havisham'…

Sense and Sensibility is the show about Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who separately speak to the “sense” and “sensibility” of the title. To make the show realistic light play vital role. If there is not any changes of lighting, Sense and Sensibility would not have powerful impacts on viewers. To have powerful impacts, we need to know how light function and how we can control the qualities of light. For the scene one, starting of show with costume dropping it was great to know how light…