Jane Jacobs

Jane Eyre In the Novel, Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte, an important character is Jane Eyre who is the titular character. Jane narrates her story in the past tense… Jane’s beliefs and values change throughout the novel as she discovers new surroundings. Jane matures as she gets older and becomes self disciplined. The novel, Jane eyre is based on some important aspects in the author, Charlotte Bronte, life. An attribute towards Jane is how she matures and grows throughout the novel.…

A middle class mother of two daughters, a sister of seven siblings, a philosopher, an author, a translator, a feminist, a victim of depression and family abuse, and an outspoken advocate for women’s education are just a few ways to describe the impactful, inspirational woman that is Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was born in 1759, in London before the Romantic Era started. From the beginning, Mary lived an impractical life. At 15, she announced she would never marry after growing up sleeping outside…

Chapter 2 Maggie Tulliver’s Bildung The problem of female education seems to be submerged in the novel, in particular in the last scenes, by Maggie’s love problems but it is however noteworthy in Maggie’s childhood. Although she expresses the desire for intellectual knowledge, for ‘more instruments playing together’, it will be Tom to be sent to school and study Euclid and Latin. George Eliot chose to tell the story of ordinary people and Maggie’s story could stand for other girls, whose…

marriage. The most common type of marriage is the one where two people are pushed together to create an 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…

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…

Jane Eyre: Fight or Flight In Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, love seems to be a strong aspect of Jane’s life. Throughout the tale, we can see Jane and Mr. Rochester’s relationship building up. From the time Jane first sees him in front of Thornfield to their wedding ceremony. Yet, during that period of time we get to see Mr. Rochester’s true colors and different personas towards Jane. We also get to know more about him and his past relationships as he tells Jane about them. But Jane doesn’t…

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…