Jane Jacobs

Jane Austen is known for being a writer of women, and romance, but she is a major influence of gender stereotypes after her time. In many of her works, Austen would flout at how femininity and masculinity were ruled by societal standards. Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey follows suit with this concept, by depicting her characters as what was expected of their gender to what was abhorred in upper-middle class and high society. The second to the youngest of eight children, Jane Austen was born on…

A Discussion of the Gothic tradition in the novels “Northanger Abbey” by Jane Austen and “The mysteries of Udolpho” by Ann Radcliffe. The genre of Gothic fiction has been a strong writing tradition since its birth in 1764 with the publishing of Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”. The genre is a mix of both romance and horror with its clearest distinctions being a love of foreign setting and gloomy old buildings, a strong hero, swooning heroine and the constant looming of a monster or…

Research Paper The author, Jane Austen, of the novel, Pride and Prejudice, writes of issues pertaining to prejudice among social classes.The presence of prejudice separates groups of people due to the wealth in their possession. In the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd exhibits how characters are sculpted by their racial environment. In this instance prejudice determines the worth of human lives based on the race of the individual. The theme of prejudice reoccurs in both…

Of the many societal struggles this passage from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility (1811) depicts, the condition of women and femininity stands at its forefront. From a contemporary lens, the passage details the drastically differing and clashing aspects of the feminine ideal. Women in Austen’s society battled amongst themselves to secure economically prosperous marriages, which in turn required a massive degree of emotional control. Between these struggles and empathetic trauma, women…

Written by Jane Austen in 1815, this novel showcases the life of a young lady as she navigates the social circles of 19th century England. Emma Woodhouse is infamous throughout the city of Highbury for her extraordinary matchmaking skills. She meets Ms. Harriet Smith and sets out to find her perfect suitor. Throughout the novel, Emma and Harriet encounter much trepidation due to Emma’s mistaken assumptions. Hearts are captured, broken, and mislead in Austen’s novel of plot twists, character…

Most people who watch films and read stories would say that the movie adaptation is frequently different from the book. The fantasy novel, Howl’s Moving Castle, by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York, is no exception to this statement. Sophie, the main character, is the eldest of three daughters and “In the land of Ingary…it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest,” (Jones 1). Early in the tale, she gets transformed into an old lady…

Emily Bronte displays her width of character development in many of her works. However, no greater technique is observed than that of the development and starkness of the characters in Wuthering Heights. Her portrayal of the scenery and gloom from the moors can be easily observed to be reflected in the negative specialties of the characters, especially in concern with Heathcliff. A “tormented” character by origin and probably the cruelest, Bronte develops Heathcliff into a figure exuding immense…

Living a life or lies and caring for just yourself may seem like the best way to live out your life, but in the end are you at peace with yourself, is your conscious clear, did you get your happy ending? Well, according to the British novelist, Fay Weldon and his observation about the best endings have a character who has had “spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation”. In the fictional play, The Crucible, the character who has gone through the most moral development throughout the book…

Celia del Pino, the matriarch to a less than fortunate family, was a tormented child and deranged adult. Her decent into insanity seemed to come faster during the early years of her children’s lives. Lourdes, the eldest daughter of Celia, grew disdainful of her mother for her mother’s apparent hated of her. Thankfully, their family’s saving grace came in its third generation. Pilar Puente del Pino is a rebellious, strong headed, self assured girl who is finally able to distance herself from her…

The progressive movement in the United States was one of the most successful political movements in the country’s history, starting reform movements throughout the nation. Beginning in the 19th century, the Progressive movement looked to make changes to some of the issues within the country, such as monopolies and the issues within the urban movement, like poverty and drunkenness. The progressive movement was typically made up of intellectuals, muckrakers, and middle class women. The movement…