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    Kate Chopin’s The Story of An Hour was published in 1894. During this period, there was a shift in the role that women were expected to fulfill. Women were expected to cater to their husbands and create a happy household for them. Married women were not “allowed” to have interests or hobbies that did not pertain to the household or the marriage. During this time, women who were single grew independence and freedom by straying away from marriage. The setting of The Story of An Hour was…

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    Jane Austen was a writer of love and wealth; her stories were all inspired by relationships and the social classes the characters in her stories were in. Austen was known little before 1900’s in America, but by mid-century she received more attention in England. Jane left many people in this world when her time was coming short; she broke the heart of her readers, but they would keep her memory alive by making a cult of admirers who were known as “Janeites”. This cult was not the only memory…

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    In writing Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte sought to oppose her sisters’ beautiful heroines and prove she could make a heroine “interesting on any other terms”, stating, “I will show you a heroine as plain and as small as myself, who shall be as interesting as any of yours”. Bronte created a character that strayed far from the conventions of the beautiful but weak heroine. She was able to create such a character because Bronte herself didn't fall into the standard definition of the women of her…

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    Two main characters (and a one sentence description of each): Narrators/ Protagonists (group of friends): Bernard: A warm, introspective, talkative person who believes in the perfection of expression to connect people, causing him to gain the most insight about each character’s lives. Neville: An empathetic, poetically artistic, upper-class intellect who falls in love with one of the minor character: Percival and later, he becomes a famous poet. Louis: A lower-class Australian who is an…

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    In her Sense and Sensibility, author Jane Austen uses the titular values to analyze the societal institution to which the female characters are restrained. This critique features the presentation of one’s emotions and sensitivities, but more important than what is expressed, however, is what is not. Through the limitations of the period’s etiquette, Austen illustrates that the restraint of one’s tongue may aid in verbal combat, but may also hold one linguistically captive. Similarly, poet…

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    Mrs. David Simmons, a woman of the 1600s, once quoted, “Let your dress, your conversation and the whole business of your life be to please your husband and make him happy” (Nabi). Women were considered property of men until the 20th century. They were used mainly for sex to please men or beget children to continue a legacy (Nabi). They never could give their opinions, were forced to believe men were correct, and had to act polite and obedient to men because male dominance was the normality in…

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    While many people believe that love easily occurs between two individuals who are perfect for one another, others say that love, more often than not, requires work and adjustments to result in a happy relationship. As flaws are part of human nature, everybody has negative qualities that can make it difficult to empathize with others and create encouraging relationships. In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, the characters of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are an example of two individuals with…

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    adam Merle's interest in Pansy's marriage is identical with Osmond. This aroused her deep thought, which is narrated in her perspective. Madam Merle introduced an intimate friend of her to marry her for the sake of her money. The most obvious clue is that Madam Merle seemed to like her when they first met at Gardencourt, and after Madam Merle got the news that she is to heir much of possession from Daniel Touchett, Madam Merle had been doubly affectionate. And she realized that Osmond, whom she…

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    Jane Austen wrote her novels as a source for comedy to her readers also so she could be able to express her views on what was around her and what left an impact on her in anyway .Austen is famous for using irony by exaggerating many of her characters to make it obvious how foolish they can be . One of her most famous works Pride and Prejudice ,uses irony to distinguish and judge, critics also believe it to be the most comical . Pride and Prejudice is also the first novel which many critics have…

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    Pride and Prejudice presents the various qualities in which people seek in marriage. The Regency era was going through a time of enlightenment, where the traditional practice of marrying to gain money or power was beginning to conflict with marrying for affection and love. Pride and Prejudice shows this difference in the marriages that take place, some people which prioritize reason over love, others love over reason. Jane Austen uses the marriages in Pride and Prejudice to show the clash of…

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