The final location Jane inhabits is Fearndean, a place we also find in Charlotte’s life under the name of Wycoller Hall. Fearndean is believed to have been pencilled after this location built by the Hartley family in the latter part of the 16th century. On her way there, Jane describes the places she passes by … Read more
The gaze is a significant tool in the hands of Charlotte Bronte to construct her new masculinity in the Victorian society in general and the Victorian literature in particular. The gaze plays a role in the power dynamics between men and women; between the gazer and the gazed. The gazer is considered the subject and … Read more
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Part I Antoinette Cosway is a young girl living with her mother and brother at Coulibri, near a Spanish Town, Jamaica. The Emancipation Act was going on and the death of her father, the family is financially ruined. The black community despises them for being former slaveholders, and the … Read more
The use of hindsight within the first person narration is an effective technique in both novels. In addition to providing distinctly clear detail surrounding events, it also presents a perspective garnered by maturity that a child would not have had. In Jane Eyre, this maturity is demonstrated through the language and the complexity of the … Read more
The Bronte sisters are of literary origin. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne created fantasy worlds which created the starting point of their ventures into fiction. Anne Bronte teamed up with Emily Bronte and developed the idea of imaginary country called Gondol. Charlotte and her brother Branwell created an imaginary country called Angria. Charlotte Bronte struggled to … Read more
Charlotte Bronte occupies a position of great importance in the history of women’s literature in particular and in the history of the Victorian literature in general. She gave a female voice to fiction creating a new female as well as male consciousness in the novel genre. In doing so, she laid claim to unchartered territory, … Read more
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman hold a great significance to the short story genre. The stories have a tale of women going crazy because of isolation. Despite the American time period in The Yellow Wallpaper and the British time period in Jane Eyre there are many similarities in … Read more
After the emergence of a middle class as a result of the Industrial Revolution, Great Britain’s social class system experienced several changes. The members of the working middle class were wealthy enough to separate themselves from the lower class, but not wealthy enough to be included in the upper class. The expectations of women shifted … Read more
Great Expectations is a novel that centres on the life of a young boy, Phillip Pirrip, who lives with his abusive sister and her husband, his kind brother in law and his journey and the trials and tribulations throughout his life. Throughout the novel we meet many characters who have had a profound effect and … Read more
Macbeth The play begins with the appearance of the three witches and it then moves on to a military camp where the Scottish king Duncan hears the news that his generals, Macbeth and Banquo, defeated two armies from Ireland and Norway. After their battle with these enemy forces Macbeth and Banquo encounter the three witches … Read more
For thousands of years, families put their children to work in whatever labor was necessary for survival; only wealthy and powerful children were able to avoid this fate. In 19th Century England, children of lower class were to work long hours in factories, warehouses, and coal mines for low wages and little food. They also … Read more
Charles Dickens is an influential writer in his time. Charles Dickens is born on February 7, 1812 in England. Many of the books he writes are classics. One of the his classics is A Tale of Two Cities. A Tale of Two Cities is about a group of people who get stuck in France at … Read more
In Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale Of Two Cities, Sydney Carton is a man of several distinct characteristics. Carton is shown originally to be a frustrated alcoholic, but then turns out to be a very noble and genuine man. Sydney Carton is also shown in the novel to be somewhat immature in his actions and … Read more
“Maybe this was what love meant after all: sacrifice and selflessness. It did not mean hearts and flowers and a happy ending, but the knowledge that another’s well-being is more important than one’s own” (Cruz). There often comes a time in one’s life where they must forfeit something in their possession to pursue, what … Read more
Joe Gargery’s strong moral compass and unconditional observance of ethical codes prove him to be arguably one of the wisest characters in Charles Dicken’s Great Expectations. Joe is unfailingly compassionate towards those he loves and ensures that he only acts in ways that he sees fit to benefit others. Although uneducated and unsophisticated, Joe’s demonstrated … Read more
