Governess

In the novel Sula written by Toni Morrison, is a powerful and interesting novel. It has won her numerous of prizes such as the National Bestseller and the Noble Prize Award. Issues of motherhood is a major aspect of the novel, throughout the novel children lives are shaped differently than others, and they will be faced with obstacles. Gather and Grow states ‘‘that a mother is someone who nurtures someone who cares for the deepest places of your heart. Anyone can throw a meal at you or give you…

In a society dominated by stereotypes and labels about gender roles, “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munroe reveals the story of a nonconformist girl (whose name is intentionally omitted) and her confrontation with the dominance of the male in the house and females obedience. The 10 years-old unnamed girl protagonist grows up in a fox farm in Jubilee, Canada back in 1940s along with her younger brother, named Laird ( from Lord) and her father, whom she is helping with the farm and the mother who wants…

Myla Hayes DePalatis HE 2 Period 3 15 November 2015 Modern Woman? Jane Eyre is a novel about a young lady and her journeys and experiences while growing up and becoming a woman. Often when the themes of this novel are being discussed, feminism comes up. Jane has the desire for women to be treated like every other man. Jane is a very distinguished character who in some aspects very independent. When it comes to feminism, she has the mindset of a modern woman as an…

Adeline has been whipped,thoroughly beaten, and has had a torturous life she never was welcomed by the family and had a depressing life. The memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a story about a girl with a depressing life. Adeline was always depressed about being last on everything. Victor once said “It’s so unfair why doesn’t she ever get to go anywhere with us. Niang screamed That’s just the way it is! “( Yen Mah 156)She doesn’t get to go even with her own family. They treat her as…

Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt By: Aubrey Zozaya #33 HER Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York, New York. She died on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78 in the same city. She was born into a wealthy, but dysfunctional family. As a child, she was a shy girl and suffered an extreme loss. Her mother died in 1892 and her father died in 1894, she was very young when her parents died. Her grandma criticized Eleanor’s looks which lowered her self-esteem and made her become…

During everyones life many journeys are taken, whether they are from place to place or a kind of mental journey that changes your perspective. Throughout Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys two different journeys are told. Jane Eyre tells the story of a trouble young orphan who eventually becomes the wife of someone who cares very deeply for her. On the other hand, Antoinette Cosway in Wide Sargasso Sea is a secluded young child who lives to become mentally crazy and…

and cousins at Gateshead. Because of her aunt’s cruelty and intolerance of Jane, the orphan was sent off to Lowood institution where she spent the next eight years. The following house where Jane resided was Thornfield. Here she had the job of governess and met her future husband. For a short while, Jane lived at the Moor House with Mary and Diana. Finally, Jane moved to Ferndale, her last residence. Jane endured much pain during her life, but she finally found her happiness at Ferndean.…

I hate blood, I tremble at the thought of injection, I dislike physical work and I am a nurse. Contradicting in so many ways, I know. But why did I take up Nursing? Parents, fad and abroad, these 3 words really summed it up. I told myself that after graduating and passing the licensure examination I’d really pursue graduate school since I can’t imagine myself working as a nurse. I’d rather do paper works and research. I was excited by the idea of it, but at that time I did not know what degree…

Chris Noonan brings a vivid biography of one of the most popular writer, Beatrix Potter, into live. The movie is a beautiful story of an independent spinster who strives her best to fulfill her passion and ideals of life. The story begins with the image of nervous Beatrix Potter trying to persuade tradesman with newly drawn book with an ambition to become a children author. At first, the publishing house owners, the Warne brothers, think that her drawing of a rabbit is ridiculous and unpromising…

Monopolization of female psyche in The Lowland by Jumpha Lahiri. Abstract : The Lowland is the second novel by Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It deals with a mother in Diaspora, Gauri, and her daughter ,Bela. Human character and their attitude to life are defined and revoluted by surroundings and circumstances in which they live.The transformation of their psyches are processed by such factors .This transformation have been critiqued in this paper. Gauri goes…