Because of this, it seems appropriate that Austen's novel follows the lives of the five Bennett daughters on their search to find the ideal husband. By reading the introductory lines of the novel it is evident that marriage and courtship will play the dominating factor in the plot. This is not Austen's own view but a familiar fact that is just accepted as part of society. In the regency period, the position of women was considered important, but not equal to men and this is presented in Pride and Prejudice. Moreover, the position of women in the society within the text is more or less based on Jane Austen's real life interpretation of the actual position of women in her time.
Charlotte's acceptance of Mr. Collins’ proposal is a prime example; “marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want” (p105)1. Austen makes use of Charlotte's character to illustrate the social norms for women of the time. Charlotte's reaction to Collins' proposal is cleverly juxtaposed with Elizabeth's own values and more romantic views on marriage, as she is offered his proposal first; “You could not make me happy, and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world that could make you so”(p92)2. Elizabeth's concerns are predominately her overall happiness and mental wellbeing, as opposed to her anxieties about her future financial security. These oppositions of values offer the reader a chance to balance their own views on the sanctity of marriage.
Anyone who reads the novel will —— remember the female character—Jane Eyre and be very impressed by her rebellious spirit, which is discussed in this article through the analysis of her views on love. key words ：Jane Eyre view of love equality sincerity 中图分类号 ： I 106 文献标识码 ： A 文章编号 ：1672-1578 （2010)11-0001-03 Jane Eyre is one of the most famous classical works in English literature history. The main reason why it achieves astonishing success is that the young woman writer charlotte Bronte unprecedented puts a young governess who is plain featured and has low social position into the center stage of the literary palace. She successfully creates an ordinary woman who dares to revolt and dares to strive for freedom and equality. Jane Eyre is an orphan and comes from a poor family.
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice written in the early 19th century is a classic novel that can be well dissected and understand by considering the values and attitudes in which people performed in that context. Fay Weldon’s Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen, written in the late 20th century has enhanced this understanding through the intensive facts in which she has provided in her text about Jane Austen’s context. Both being a successful female writer, audiences are able to see the similarities in which both authors has made about the world of women. This similarity is established through the numerous values in which both texts have used to allow audiences to compare the lives of women in the two completely different contexts. These values include: marriage, self-actualisation.
Kate grew up around several smart, independent, single women. To further the analysis of Kate Chopin, we are going to look at two of her most famous works, the novel, “The Awakening” and her short-story, “Story of an Hour”. Kate Chopin has interested me ever since I studied “The Awakening”. Her work was always very controversial because of her characters and the ideas they pose to a nineteenth century society. Even though Chopin’s work always has to do with the issues of females, I have always found it interesting because I am always surrounded by very masculine and male dominance or equal relationship and it is intriguing to me to see the other side of it and really learn how females lived in her contemporary times.
Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre reveals this idea by the development of the protagonist. Through a series of character foils, Bronte expresses her idea of self-development and growth of the human spirit by contrasting passion with reason. In the novel, Bronte suggests that in one's lifetime, they will encounter a number of people and experiences that will arouse enough emotion in them to have the power to change their direction in life. St. John Rivers plays one of these life determining foils to Jane Eyre. His confidence, devotion, and reason intrigue Jane almost enough to silence her inner passionate spirit, but it is the forces of nature that prove to be stronger than human will.
Both of these writers might seem like they had different ideas, but they both elaborated on new methods that makes one’s work modernistic, making the future bright for their descendants and followers. When reading “Modern Fiction,” I noticed that Woolf explains her way of defining ways to create a good fiction modernistically while she points out what makes a bad fictional writing as well. Being one of England’s famous authors of her time period, between World War I and World War II (Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2nd ed. Vol.
How does your visual representation explore the connections between the two texts studied in class? Through the use of visual techniques, analogous themes and similar ideas between two texts, we are able to explore and identify the connections that are seen as either deteriorating or growing stronger as context changes. Pride and prejudice, Jane Austen and Letters to Alice, Fay Weldon, share a relationship of related concepts, which the composers establish either in the form of a novel (Jane Austen) or an epistolary (Fay Weldon). Concepts of marriage, love and social status are interrogated in these texts throughout, displaying the differences in views as well as sharing the resemblances of them in Pride and Prejudice, published in the early 19th century, an era of repression and Letters to Alice, published in the late 20th century, an era of mass consumerism. The theme of Family is widely acknowledged in both texts and the importance of having one as well as the feel of togetherness associated with this is seen as being fragmented as the two eras are contrasted with one another.
In the book Emma, Emma Woodhouse is known for getting herself involved in other people’s business. She comes from a long line of wealth and power which allows her to think she can do whatever she wants. Emma’s new friend Harriet has fallen for a farmer named Robert Martin. However, Emma sees him as below her social class as well as Harriet’s, so she attempts to set Harriet up with Mr. Elton, a more high class gentleman. When Harriet receives a letter from Mr. Martin proposing marriage, Emma lets her make a decision and then tells her that refusing the proposal was the right choice.
In the end, Qamrah is a single parent living a life of a pariah with her parents. Michelle is successful professional and lives on her own terms. Sadeem after being dejected in love twice opens her own bridal store and eventually marries her cousin. Lamees is the only one of the four girls who finds both professional as well as personal happiness and marries the man she loves. MY EMOTIONAL CONNECT WHILE READING THE BOOK The main reason why I loved reading this book and why to this date I remember the story is that I was able to emotionally connect with the story.