Jane Mallett

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…

Women in Jane Austen’s novels are denied quality because of certain factors in society. I will proof this statement by referring to women’s lack of education and financial wealth due to the submission of the patriarchal figures and supported by the actions and words of heroines, Elizabeth Bennet in the novel Pride and Prejudice and Emma Woodhouse in the film Emma based on the novel Emma. Jane Austen was born and lived in the 1700’s where young woman were subjected to keeping house, playing…

Meredith Gentry is a series of novels featuring the lead character Meredith Gentry, authored by Laurell K. Hamilton a bestselling urban fantasy fiction writer. The first novel of the Meredith Gentry series of novels featuring the character was the 2000 published A Kiss of Shadows. Meredith Gentry otherwise known as Merry Gentry is a fairy princess turned amateur sleuth in a fantasy world where fairies are fashionable and popular. She lives in Los Angeles in California and hides from her family…

Introduction The focus of this historical analysis will be on the book written in by Marie Carmichael Stopes titled “Married Love or Love in Marriage”. Married love is a short book of about 170 pages, “dedicated to young husbands, and all those who are betrothed in love”, as stated by the author in the front page. The analysis will proceed by introducing the author and highlighting some aspects of her life and activity, then moving to the description of some general features of Married Love.…

In a discussion of Pride and Prejudice, one issue that has been discussed is the development of Darcy and Elizabeth throughout the whole story. On one hand, from the beginning, Elizabeth has been the smart mind sister but does she change and develop into a well-rounded individual? Over the span of the novel, we see her self-development, a developing of her character as she comes to more prominent information and comprehension of herself and other individuals. On the other hand, in the beginning,…