Jane Fonda

Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams modeled a method in social work that existed in contrast to the Charitable Organization Societies (COS). Addams chose to live among the disadvantaged and immigrant populations, seeking a reciprocal relationship that would encourage a symbiotic existence between social classes (p. 59). Where Hull House did not attempt to decide the fate of the poor, COS existed solely to facilitate “friendly visitors” to enter the homes of the poor and use the data they…

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.…

The Growth of Darcy and Elizabeth The key to understand characters such as Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is to understand what makes pride, and what makes a gentleman. Since, in the beginning of the novel Mr. Darcy shows his pride, in the middle he starts to reveal himself to some and what he is in the end, a gentleman. Being a gentleman is much more than being rich, or being born into a title. Being a gentleman is something that money cannot buy, such as being humble. The key…

Ragnarok by A.S Byatt is a novel about the experiences and internal struggles of a young girl who grew up in England during the World War II. The young girl, known as The Thin Child, lives in the England countryside as a result of the raging war in the city and of its surroundings. Throughout the novel the Thin Girl ponders many questions concerning why is the war happening?, is her father coming back? and whether or not the germans are good or bad people? To make sense of these questions, the…

Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Mary Newbury in Witch Child by Celia Rees is introspective, introverted but not shy, and confident but has inner fears. Mary can be described by her background, relationships, and lifestyle. Mary’s background shows that she is introverted and cautious. When Mary lived in England, she was not shy, she was raised in a relatively happy environment. Her grandmother taught her to read and write, about plants…

and the innate passions of the individual often arises, and social pressure often dominates. As a result, visceral inclinations of the soul can only manifest in the mind, having no bearing on external conduct. In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, this initially is the case: Jane upholds, in her mind, values that contradict wholly Victorian ones, but does nothing to bring upon herself a condition that reflects them. However, once she encounters a man with whom she feels a spiritual…

events that appear in her novel Jane Eyre, such as Jane’s friend Helen Burns, who was inspired by Bronte’s sister Marie. Like her novel counterpart, Marie died of consumption in an institution much like the Lowood School for orphan girls in the novel. Jane Eyre is the story of an orphan girl who had never known love. She lived with her atrocious aunt and cousins who wanted absolutely nothing to do with her, but her luck changed when she attended Lowood School. As Jane matures over the course…

Jane Goodall “Small chimps and small children so often behave in the same way in the same context that it seems illogical to suppose that those behaviors are not triggered by similar feelings,” explained Jane (Kowalski). Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934 in London, UK and is an ethologist, or studies animal behaviors under its natural conditions. The British ethologist is still living today at the age of 81 (Jane Goodall). Goodall is a prominent scientist within the biological community.…

First response- This student most definitely understands the values of each character, and is able to draw conclusions about what each character thinks about another from the text. It is also very impressing that the student is able to give reason as to why Duchess Berwick feels the way she feels about marriage, that reason being that she is married. Not only does the student make reference to the characters values, but completely answers the question by addressing the society that the…

Parts of Charlotte Bronte’s life reflects the life of her most well known protagonist, Jane Eyre. Their strikingly similar childhood has much to do with not only reason for the development of Jane Eyre as a dynamic character, but also the entire plot of the novel. The death of Bronte’s mother; even at such a young age, had a drastic effect on her life. Her mother's dead lead to her father's push for a strong education, inevitably leading to her career in english literature and writing. After…