The Housemaid

In her novel, Jane Eyre, written during the 19th century Victorian England, Charlotte Brontë’s explores many of the pressing issues of the time period in a captivating, romantic almost mystery novel. She writes the story of Jane Eyre, a young orphaned girl of 10 years of age, growing up in her lately deceased uncle’s middle class home; a mistreated, outcaste among her relatives. By their treatment of her, the reader is presented with the lonely, harsh, and unfair life of a poor orphaned girl who…

Laws have been an essential component to the peace and stability in society. The United States have been involved in some of the world's most significant treaties and agreements, but for the welfare of the country, the Civil Rights Act is arguably the most influential. It was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but many political and historical figures including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks aided in this monumental movement. Undeniably, it was for the greater good…

the novel is littered with biblical names and phrases: “Jezebel”, “Martha”, “Milk and Honey”, “All Flesh”, “Lilies” and many more. All of these appellations come from the bible and are used to name the shops that the handmaid’s daily shop at, the housemaids, and the nightclub. This affirms that Gilead is promoting language conformity because they are allowing people to only read words that are biblical. Since reading and writing is forbidden, Gilead wants their people to get accustomed to only…

The Moonstone is a mystery that is set in England in the mid-1800s. The author of this novel is Wilkie Collins. He had written quite a few novels yet The Moonstone is his first detective novel, written in 1868. Wilkie Collins can create very complex storylines that are intriguing but they are longer than they need be. The Moonstone uses its elements to create suspense, creating an interesting, yet slow, read. The plot of The Moonstone consists of suicide, murder, theft, romance, and…

journalist decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids (referred to as "the help"), exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families. In the film, Davis plays Aibileen Clark, described as a “loving and maternal” housemaid. In the film, viewers are told that Aibileen has taken care of many white children, only to see them grow up and away from her; yet Aibileen always ready to embrace another one. Similar to Davis’ first Oscar nomination, she received her…

Efforts of Women: During World War I, the number of women working in Canadian industries increased from 570,000 to almost a million. From working in clerical jobs to making munitions, women had proven themselves to be as good as men. However, their pain was not comparable to the struggles soldiers on the frontline had to face. Yes, they were thought of as properties of men and in turn, had faced a considerable amount of sexism and oppression. This however, does not mean that being discriminated…

book displays Lee’s childhood into Scout’s childhood. The other roles in the book, see Scout differently than others.Atticus, Scout’s father , is well known for explaining situations to her when she doesn’t see them eye to eye.Calpurnia’s, the housemaid, analysis of Scout is naïve, little girl. Absorbing the judgements from other characters,Scout is not a reliable narrator in To Kill A Mockingbird because she’s young and she understands the world differently and the story is in Scout’s view…

and sees the way the people act and speck. A great example of this is in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this novel the two main kids lives in the years of 1930s in Maycomb County. The life of the two kids with their father and a housemaid that is considered like a babysitter for them. There father is a lawyer that is defending a colored man in the court of law. The youngs child in the family Scout , the main…

determined. Agnes’s father would write to her sometimes and send her crossword puzzles to complete. She missed her father very much. Since, Agnes did not receive love and affection from her mother; she sought nurturance from the changing staff, housemaids, cooks, including her school friend’s mothers. When she was 10-years-old, she saw the Germans invade Russia and round the Jews. Her father had made arrangements for her family to flee for safety at the embassy. From the embassy windows she…

Three years ago, I had the flu for two weeks; I felt so tired and couldn’t get up from my bed. Although I went to the doctor and got my medicine, I wasn’t cured. At that days, a Filipino housemaid was working for us her name is Martina. She asked me if I would like to try the traditional Filipino medicine to cure me from the flu and I agreed. At that same moment, she boiled water and added some fresh lemon then she waited for it to become warm, and gave it to me. I told Martina to make that…