The Housemaid

go work as servants to help provide their families. Rich people had plenty of workers that made their lives comfortable. Even middle class citizens had at least one housemaid in their homes. People mostly hire women because they don’t need to be paid that much compared to a male butler. Male butlers cost around 60 euros, while housemaids cost at least 12 euros. The housekeeper and butler, and the house’s mistress, were in charge of the other servants. The rich families that were paying the…

Servants in the Victorian Era Different Servants Upper servants such as butler, housekeeper, lady's maid,house steward,and valet Upper servants were classified as upper servants because upper class servants were entitled to respect and deference from the under staff. Upper servants were placed in larger households. Upper servants would take the head place at the dining room. The butler is the head of his department and responsible for the…

frequently cites Mrs. Flint’s “usual manifestations of Christian feeling” throughout her novel (113). The most startling instance of Mrs. Flint’s blatant disregard for the ideals preached by Christianity is in Chapter 23 when, after the death of her housemaid Nancy, Mrs. Flint believes having her buried at the foot of her own future resting place would be an utmost honor for Nancy. Comparatively, Ruth’s in-laws also express a similar warped sense of Christianity and in Chapter 23 of Ruth Hall,…

Blivens hotel room. If Honore were to commit the crime, the shards of glass from the broken window would be in the inside of the room. Emmy knew that if the window was broken and the door was ajar that Schmidt would look guilty instead of herself. The housemaid also has access to all the rooms and could easily get into the room from the door in the lobby. Although Emmy was not smart about breaking the window, she was smart about planning when the smart time to steal the necklace would be.…

and oppressed. Laila’s more lax background and access to education never prepared her for the realities of many types of domestic abuse. This caused her to stand up for herself and fight back against Rasheed. Mariam was raised by Nana, a previous housemaid of Jalil, Mariam’s father. Because Mariam was not a child resulting from a marriage, she had a tougher childhood that gave her a glimpse into verbal abuse from Nana.…

To Kill a Mockingbird is a “Jem” of modern literature. This timeless masterpiece that highlights the struggles of everyday life from the perspective of a young girl named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch living in the small town of Maycomb. The book accounts for the many everyday struggles that stem from being an ethnic minority; especially in a time such as the 1930s. One of the main characters is Atticus Finch who is the defence attorney for an african american who is wrongly accused of a crime.…

The short story Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer is a story about fear and life during the Apartheid movement in South Africa, more specifically Johannesburg, where the Author was born. As well as being historically accurate and showing the conflict of this time in a summarised form, it explains the Apartheid through a presumably white, rich family ( A Mother,Father and Son)which shows us a different perspective of this historical event. One character who I thought to be thought provoking was…

Child Labour Child labour is a common mutiny in all developing countries. However, in 2000 the child labour has had a decrease from 246 million down to 168 million, which shows that all the charity work and awareness has made a big impact. Because we’re talking big numbers here a lot more needs to be done. The reason why child labour exists is because of families being poor, and parents don’t have a sufficient income to keep their families fed and clothed. Parents are then pressured to resort…

Throughout his fourth walk, Rousseau continually compares truth and justice, and he even goes so far as to link the two. Rousseau discusses the differences between truths that are owed, which is calls general truths, and truths that are not owed, which he calls particular truths. In addition to this, he also discusses the differences between fictions and lies. Rousseau mentions that justice is to give what to each what is owed, and he states that justice and truth are synonymous. For the most…

Kumbhadasi were the lower class prostitute women who would be housemaid and would sexually gratify the houselord. Rupajiva were the women who were higher in hierarcy extending from housemaid to professional dancers. Ganika were the women who acquired a high seat of honour which was accomplished by them through their charm, beauty and intellectual level. Ganikas were knowledgeable…