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The question of what makes a good marriage is not one that Jane Austen explores in Pride and Prejudice. Certainly, there are numerous references to finding happiness in matrimony but whether or not a good marriage is necessarily a happy marriage is a notion that can be debated. Married couples and their preceding experiences of courtship are described throughout the book and Austen’s depiction of each reveals a number of aspects and considerations in determining exactly what is and what is not…

Often, what we see may not be consistent with what we believe, and as a result cause us confusion. Illusion is usually used in the form of disguise where a mask is put on by an individual to hide the person’s identity. This is the common method by which illusion is used; however, a more complex and multidimensional use of illusion is to cause mystification by creating a situation where a person’s blatant identity is put into question. In such instances, the questioned individual wears a…

It is natural to have an attribute that stands out as one’s character, however certain aspects of one’s demeanor can ultimately be their flaw. Margaret “Meg” March, the eldest sister among her siblings in the novel “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott, is a cordial lady with a courteous attitude. This polite behaviour is also depicted in the 1994 film adaptation as well, however this becomes her main flaw. Although Meg’s humble demeanor creates different relationships in the story, her passive…

Rowland has an ulterior motive by following them to the Alps, that is to say, a “satisfaction of not separating from Mary Garland” (332). It is here in this alpine splendour James’s novel will reach its tragic conclusion. However, prior to this calamity occurring the writer paints in vivid detail the beautiful environment that he juxtaposes with Roderick’s dolorous yearning to look once more upon feminine beauty like the newly married Princess Casamassima. Unable to work for Roderick’s spring of…

The two stories, “Good Enough” and “The Quinceanera Text” are very interesting passage with deep thought written into them. “Good Enough” is about Dori who wants a very expensive shirt but her family is very poor. The shirt that is received is a fake but Dori comes to realize that Ana does not care what people think and comes to love the shirt. “The Quinceanera Text” is about fifteen year old Ana wanting a phone. Many other presents are received but Ana’s parents cannot afford a phone. Something…

As many people know in Romeo and Juliet there are two wealthy families in constant conflict; the Montague and Capulet families. The Montague family has a loving, kind, and healthy relationship throughout the entire family; however, the Capulets have a rather hostile relationship. In act 1.2 the father of Juliet, Capulet, behaves in a rather compassionate manner. When Couplet meets with Paris, Paris expresses interest in his daughter, Juliet. As Paris directly notes to Couplet, “‘But now, my lord…

In her essay Jane Austen and John Keats: Negative capability, Romance and Reality, Beth Lau connects the two writers previously not commonly associated. Most comparisons of Austen and Romantic poets are with Wordsworth and Byron, as it is known she read their works. Alas, even without her reading works of John Keats, parallels between ideas in their works can be made (Lau, 2006). The fact remains that concepts of Romantic period, canon and ideology are based on the assumption of shared…

In the novel Great Expectations the author presents many different forms of love and different approaches to love through various characters such as Estella who communicates distant love to Pip, Miss Havisham who displays selfish love and as well as Pip who learns what love is and how to love throughout the novel. Great Expectations reveals a sort of coincidental relationship. Characters relations and behaviour link from one character to another for example, Estella’s withheld love is a result…

Watson 1 Jane Eyre Literary Analysis Nautica Watson Ms.Lovin AP Literature 02/08/18 SOCIAL CLASS STATUS IN JANE EYRE Charlotte Bronte's novel by the name Jane Eyre is set in Victorian England, a place that social class played a huge factor in life as well as in society. Therefore, the novel plays a critical role in exploring the Victorian England strict hierarchy. Of importance, is that through Jane the main protagonist in the novel, Charlotte attempts to show that social class relationships…

In Erin McCahan’s book Love and Other Foreign Words, sixteen year old, gifted Josie tells about her trials in trying to understand love and it’s nature in all relationships. Josie’s sudden urge to comprehend being in love was triggered whenever her older sister Kate gets engaged to the intolerable Geoff. She automatically could not stand him because he was just as witty as she was. In attempt to start to understand love, Josie agreed to go to Prom with her former friend Stephan Knot which ended…