In a letter to her sister, Jane Austen wrote of Elizabeth Bennet, ‘I must confess I think her as delightful a character as ever appeared in print.’ Do you agree or disagree? Elizabeth Bennet is Pride and Prejudice’s heroine, being the second oldest of the five Bennet sisters, she is both pretty and smart. She is very good at her ability to analyse other people, but can sometimes be wrong. She is able to overcome her own prejudice however by the end of the novel. Elizabeth is one character that has very few thoughts on money and social positions, and because of this is able to rely her own judgements on characteristics and personalities.
Running head: THEME AND NARRATIVE Important Elements of Narratives Name Ashford University ENG 125 Date Important Elements of Narratives Even if “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walkers was written in a third persons narrative, she was still able to capture the interest of the reader in the way she intricately described her character, that there was almost no room for further interpretations from the reader. From the description, it was already very apparent that the woman in the story was a beggar, especially as her clothing was described as “well-worn clothing” and “absence of cleanliness”. From the way the woman was depicted in the story, one could not help but empathize with her. This is how well written the article was because as a reader, I still felt it like from a first person perspective. The religious background of the author was also made known in the story, because there were a lot of morals inculcated in The Welcome Table.
This just proves that Leonato and Hero both know that Leonato is the decision maker for Hero. Hero is seen in the play as the ideal woman in a patriarchal society; quiet and obedient and only speaks when not spoken to. This being one of Hero's character points that she is more vocal when she is around women rather than men. This character point could be two dimensional; the other dimensions being that Hero only speaks to women as they are the same, and not to mention as they seem to inferior or superior to them. Hero is quite an attractive character, which results in Claudio falling in love at first sight and proposing to her.
In The Wave, Individualism is conveyed primarily through the use of the characters, Laurie Saunders, Principal Owen and Mrs Saunders. Laurie is very smart, thinks independently and takes after her mother, who she describes as “the brightest and most perceptive woman (she has) ever encountered”. Laurie sees The Wave positively at first, however, Mrs. Saunders soon puts seeds of doubt in her mind, saying “I don’t think I like it Laurie, it sounds too militaristic to me”. Mrs Saunders helps Laurie to be an individual and the results are evident when Laurie starts questioning the wave and its values “It really was just a fad, wasn’t it?” Rhue uses the literary device of a rhetorical question to imply doubt in Laurie’s mind. Individualism is also shown by Principal Owens, in his conversation with Mr Ross, “This wave thing seems too open ended for my liking”.
Lydia is outspoken and completely self-absorbed, even though she is the youngest of the sisters, which foreshadows the trouble she will get into later on in the story. This contrasts hugely with Elizabeth, who is responsible, grounded and far more reserved. This is shown after the ball at Netherfield, when Jane is displaying her gratification of the admiration she received, and Lizzie “felt Jane’s pleasure” – although Elizabeth is not directly concerned with finding a suitable husband, she is able to empathise with Jane. The main plot is that of Elizabeth and Darcy – there were many prejudices between the two; without Darcy stepping in and forcing Wickham to marry Lydia, they would have remained apart. Lydia is incapable of seeing the shame she brings on the family through running away to be married, as shown in her letter to Harriet; “I can hardly write for laughing.” Her thoughtless attitude to marriage is highlighted here – although she is motivated by love, she hasn’t thought about the consequences of what she’s doing.
She is referred to as “THE woman”, meaning that she is the only woman of importance to him and the epitome of a woman for him. Also, “the” in caps suggests that the text is referencing a specific woman that plays an important role that renders her worthy of receiving such recognition from Sherlock Holmes, who expresses very few personal feelings for others. Watson then goes on to say, “In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.” It describes her as overshadowing all other women in his mind and makes it seem as if he almost has a romantic attraction to her from all of the admiration that he attributed her. The paragraph however changes tone when Watson strictly states, “It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler.” We find out that Holmes did not have any emotional feelings for her, nor did he have any other emotions, for that matter, rather he had a strictly profession outlook on her as a person. Watson then says, “He never spoke of the softer passions… They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions.” He never expresses any emotion, for it might obscure his methodical mindset, and thus he only uses them in a professional sense.
When she speaks about Marianne, she says, "She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent." Austen weights the first half with pleasing commentary and gently undercuts it in the second. Compare this with her biting description of Mrs. Ferrars: "She was not a woman of many words; for, unlike people in general, she proportioned them to the number of her ideas." Austen begins innocently enough, but the conclusion of that sentence bitterly reveals to us the impression she wishes us to have. Reflection is necessary, for we must see the sentence as a whole.
At the beginning of the novel Jane Austen states that “the real evils indeed of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way”, which is cleverly disguised as an ordinary introduction, but its importance can’t be recognised until a second read of the novel, where it can be seen how the word “evils” could apply to Emma. Jane Austen portrays Emma throughout as a person who thinks too highly of the value of good society through the words and phrases Emma uses, such as when Emma says that she would “improve” Harriet. Emma recognises Harriet as being “exactly the young friend she wanted,” and describing her as “amiable”, “pleasant” and “sweet”. But as Emma says that she would “improve” her, which would imply she has a fault, whereas the only
Symbolism Symbolism is very effective in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark”. Georgiana is portrayed as a very beautiful woman, but Aylmer, her husband, can only focus on her only flaw. She has a red, hand-shaped mark on her left cheek. This birthmark is the basis of symbolism for the entire story. One, it symbolizes imperfection and morality.
Dove Real Beauty Nikki Henderson MKT/421 February 11, 2013 Instructor: Phillip Spivey Dove Real Beauty Envision a world where beauty is a basis of self-confidence and optimism instead of apprehension and disquiet. So many women are fixated on their appearance and almost all of them have something they dislike about their body. Whether that dissatisfaction is with a chubby tummy, crow's feet, acne scars, hair that is too curly or not curly enough, or even a spot of cellulite, often times the imperfection, or perceived imperfection, is blown way out of proportion (Fox, 1997). The imaginary faults are time and again overstated in their own minds and are repeatedly perpetuated by the media (Fox, 1997). Friends and family may see someone that is perfectly normal, beautiful even, but as far that individual woman is concerned, the image of beauty the world proliferates has become restrictive and unachievable (Fox, 1997).