Francis Austen

In chapter 25 which is filled with complicated dreams and symbols, Brontë prepares the reader for the climactic scene in chapter 26, in which Jane finds out Rochester's secret. The secret reveals how Grace Poole is actually Rochester deranged wife and mother of Adele. In the previous chapter, nature and setting reflects the coming tragedy. The chestnut tree which was split in half symbolically foreshadows Jane's future with Rochester-their looming separation. Jane begins to have dreams of…

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontё and Alistair MacLeod’s No Great Mischief explore the importance of family. Jane Eyre presents the darkness of lacking a respected family name in a society whose tenet suggests inherited proprietary equals propriety. No Great Mischief promotes the importance of recognizing one’s familial lineage in all its glories and failures. Nonetheless, one can find a commonality between the two novels when analysing how, although they are nurtured differently and despite their…

While reading Laurie Ann Thompson’s Be a Changemaker, Laura Schroff’s an Invisible Thread, and Zak Ebrahim’s the Terrorist’s Son, the novels saddened me in multiple ways, either by being written in a demoralizing tone or by providing a distressing story. Moreover, the structural choices of Thompson discouraged me; whereas, the chronological styles of the other two authors were appealing because they made the plot easy to follow. Initially, Thompson’s book encouraged me to lust change in the…

Our world is different than shakespear's world in three ways. One, man and woman where not equals. Two, actors where treated differently. And three, Shakespeare used new words and differnt words than we use today. The first way I mentioned that our world is differnt than Shakespeare's is that man and women where not equal. The artical titled "Elizabeth's England," by Shakespeare writing company, says, "...Elixabethan ideals, others seem small and udignified, to us; marrige... was often arranged…

of marriage is “The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman as partners in a relationship.” But marriage is not just about a legal document binding two people together, it’s about love and commitment. Back in the 1800s when Jane Austen wrote Pride and prejudice, marriage was not based off of what it should have been, love. Marriage has greatly improved since Jane Austen’s time. Women were not being treated as equal partners back in the time of Pride and Prejudice. Men…

Canterbury Tales Essay The Sergeant of Law has one of the best or at least one of the better tales out of all the stories in the Canterbury Tales. His story follows a woman and her ability and will to keep faith through certain hardships where it could be questioned. Out of all the stories this is one that seemed to really tale a tale all from the imagination, with a meaning. Other tales had bashed other members of the travel party, or had just been hypocritical to the story teller and their…

Emma Putnam is a new transferred student at Elmwoods High School who is being bullied by Brielle Greggs and Sara Wharton. Not realizing that they are hurting Emma, their actions lead her to commit suicide. This story is a haunting read for most readers. Sometimes we say and do things that we don’t think are hurtful, but sometimes the affect can be harsh. Sometime we try to blame our hurtful actions on others. When we judge people without knowing them we form the wrong opinion of them. Emma…

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…

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.…

about half the evening” (Austen 5) after he opens his mouth and proves a bit snobbish. No one is perfect, but his vanity makes it appear that to himself…