A modern audience may perceive Jane marrying a disabled Mr. Rochester means the loss of her independence. However the Victorian context of this novel illuminates the normality of a wife committing and obeying her husband. When Jane marries Mr. Rochester she commits to to being “(his) neighbour, (his) nurse, (his) housekeeper”. This indicates complete devotion to Mr. Rochester; putting herself in the position of his “housekeeper” immediately rejects all independence she recently inherited. Jane’s new wealth, due to her uncle’s death, allows Jane to be truly independent, “I am independent, sir, as well as rich: I am my own mistress”.
Therefore, Maria was an innocent victim of the French corruption that nicknamed her Madame Deficit despite she often gave examples of almsgiving. As Campan observed in her Memoirs of Maria Antoinette, when she married the dauphin, Maria Antoinette was a frightened adolescence who had to defend herself from the enemies of the court. And it was exactly “the mistreatment undergo everyday that made her decide to enjoy life, organize parties, look beautiful and avoid the senseless rule of the French etiquette.”12 Those logical wishes for a 19 year old were used by pamphlets as a way to damage even more the reputation of Maria Antoinette. In fact they exaggerated by assuring that “in one day Maria was able to spend more money than a thousand peasants living in Paris.”13 This was a pure calumny. Though it must be admitted that when Maria Antoinette became queen she refused to understand the privileges that came with the position, she was not the responsible for the poverty and the high inflation of France.
A Streetcar Named Desire Plot: A Streetcar Named Desire follows the story of Blanche Du Bois, a former school teacher. For secret reasons, she leaves her home and moves in with her sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley Kowalski. The play deals with the culture clash between the two protagonists, Stanley, a rising member of the urban immigrant class, and Blanche, a fading but still attractive Southern Belle. Blanche’s virtue and culture thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion set up to shield herself from reality, yet she still attempts to make herself attractive to new male suitors.
Even though she has a sister, it is understood that Stella, her sister sides with Stanley against her. Only six of the seven stars are clearly visible to the naked eye. It was explained by one of the Greeks’ stories that one of the sisters deserted her other sisters, to take a mortal husband. This relates to how Blanche thinks of Stella, because Stella is the one who left Belle Reve for New Orleans where she met Stanley The phrase « Je suis la Dame aux Camellias! Vous êtes- Armand » (104) which was said by Blanche is an allusion to the play “Camille” by: Alexandre Dumas.
(Oates 4) There is a common colloquial phrase that reads “Just smile, it confuses everyone.” None could be truer for Arnold Friend. While a smile is often a gesture used to express happiness, Friend uses it to trick a young girl, Connie, out of her home and thus destroys any chance of her happiness. In this sense, Arnold Friend’s sly grin epitomizes the Old English “smygel ‘cuniculus’ (only in glosses), related to smúgan to creep” (OED). Arnold Friend is nothing more than a creep. He is an older man, attempting to fit in with a much younger crowd, and “marking” girls he wants with his signature “X,” all of which are signs that something is amiss, and possibly dangerous.
Holden’s character appears to be: sordid, emotionally deep, and compassionate but his emotions interfere and are revealed. When Holden hears Sunny’s “tiny little wheeny-whiny voice”, he notices that it was even harder to hear her because “she was very nervous, for a prostitute” (Salinger pg. 94). Sunny’s pronounced personality traits immediately impact Holden; her neurotic behavior gave Holden an insecure impression and her childish voice made her appear immature, which made Holden think of her youth, making him feel immoral. Holden once again notices Sunny’s humane nature when she says, “ like fun you are”, instead of saying a more bitter response (Salinger pg.94).
She believes she has truly found love in this asylum and to her it feels pretty good. Towards the end of the text Lewis kisses her out of the safety of Julie. She blushed she was surprised she loved it. She is mad of course she is, she is in an asylum but the message Nowra is trying to put across is that everyone is mad when it comes to love. Cherry seems to become more nutty when she falls for Lewis.
This is supported by the Othello by William Shakespeare and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Both literary works show theme of deception and characterization that convey the critical lens. If a person does a wrong thing he/she should try to fix it before it’s too late. If they will not take any steps to fix it, it will eventually affect them in a bad way. Both literary works showed how a person did a wrong thing and it has caught up to him/her.
As if you were able to stop them! I like this quotes in particular as I feel it sums up blanches haunted and complex feelings in this scene, as it appears as something she is. Infect just saying to herself, it's quite a way through the monolouge when, she's "really got into it" (her spiralling pity, a little exaggerated and theatrical) this quotes also seems particularly haunting as if she's re, in acting/remembering her exact thoughts at the time, that someone said this too her and shows us Her confusion/vulnerability/ helplessness her feelings of uselessness and incompetence in that situation and her lack of control which contrasts with her manner of manipulation and managing everyone around
Agony Aunt Dear Romeo, I have heard your story many times before, one of woe and love. My advice to your problems is simple, do as your friend tells you, go and see the world, experience other things and enjoy yourself. For your love for this girl Rosaline, will only worsen and you will only get more miserable. You are young and you don’t know true love, maybe you don’t even know love at all. I can tell that you don’t love this Rosaline, for when you say “feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health” and “love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes” I know that this “love” is really an infatuation, a want to be with someone, not real love.