The fact that Thomas Jefferson, one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence, who fights for freedom and equality for all, would allow his biological daughter to be put up and sold at auction just shows the great deal of hypocrisy during the time of slavery. Brown’s novel also focuses on the tragedies and struggles experienced by mulatto men and women in slavery. Brown used his first hand experiences to create the fictional characters in Clotel which would provide a sense of the suffering endured by slaves while in captivity. Through his first-hand experience in the world of slavery, Brown provides a vivid picture of what life was like as a slave woman on the plantation. Although the novel is fictional, Brown’s use of real memories, events, and news stories from his time as a slave provides a realistic look into the pain and suffering endured by slaves at this time.
This is a conversation between children proving that the children (white) are influenced by the behaviour and attitude of their parents towards a black person. In this novel I also learnt more about the slavery triangle. On page 140, Cassie's mother was explaining to Cassie of why the whites were treated better than blacks she started with - 'When our people were first bought from Africa in chains to work in this country.' Her mother also explained how in
“The end justifies the means,” This is the quote from The Prince, which Scarlett O’Hara would have taken to her bosom. Scarlett is the main character in Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind, a book based on the old south. Scarlett had three husbands, none of which she married for love. Each husband was selected out of Scarlett’s strong sense of survival for herself, as well as for her family, and her family’s plantation. Husband number one was selected to make her true love jealous; the second was her sister’s fiancé, who she had no problems taking for his money.
It's hard to settle such an intense love with the choice she makes, but somehow she is able to work out the reasoning in her head; “I've no business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven; and if the wicked man in there not brought Heathcliff so low, I shouldn't have thought of it. It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love
As the man continued on, Jig entertained his ideas. It is clear to the reader through her responses she does not want the operation whatever it may be, saying “Then I’ll do it. I don’t care about me” (280). This response solidifies to the reader that she is opposed to the operation, yet the man does not understand her objection. He continues to push the subject by coaxing her, saying “I’ll do anything for you” (281), trying to guilt her to his point of view.
For example, turning down Mr. Collins may demonstrateher as a no-brainer woman among the society at that time. But by rejecting him, this suggests that Elizabeth places her own judgment over social pressures to comfort. In spite of the fact that she has been forced to get married with Mr. Collins by her mother, she persists to her strong position of rejecting his proposal. Plus, although Lady Catherine tries to strong-arm her into rejecting any proposal from Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth gets angry and asks her to get away. Hence, it can be noticed how Austen stresses on the empowerment of women through Elizabeth’s
The historical accuracy is shown throughout the novel as The Fugitive Slave Law is mentioned and Harriet provides parallels between actual people and the story's characters. However, as the introduction states, Stowe claims both that slavery is evil for exaggerating differences between races and denying similarities. Overall Stowe is noteworthy and her book should be read because it influenced attitudes towards slavery, and embeds historical events interestingly. I haven't learned many things from the slavery era in this book that I hadn't already heard in class, but it did peek my curiosity and make me read more of it. And as stated before it was a very interesting read.
Austen succeeds in showing how the prideful nature of Darcy is unacceptable to Elizabeth and thus the reader knows that her refusal is based on her need for respect and love in a marriage. Lady Catherine insults Elizabeth when she thinks that she can manipulate Elizabeths happiness for her own image because Elizabeth in not “rich” enough for lady Catherine's fancy. When Lady Catherine visits Elizabeth and demands that she does not accept Darcy's proposal, Elizabeth refuses by saying, “ I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me"(Chapter 13 Vol.
“ he is not like to marry me well and, not being well married it will be a good excuse for me hereafter to leave my wife” , this quote illustrates his unromantic portrayal of love, as he is willing to go through great measures to avoid being tied down to one woman. In this quote, touchstone implies that it will be easier to get rid of his wife because they are not getting married, traditionally, in a church. This introduces the fact that he is unromantic, selfish and his practicality. It shows his carelessness towards love, and he would rather have a sexual companion than to have a loving, meaningful relationship. He tells the reader that he is a realist, to support this he quotes,” unless thou wert hard favoured: for honesty coupled to beauty is to have honey a sauce to sugar.” Touchstone says that it is too good ti be true, if a good looking woman is also honest.
Don Pedro is the prime example of this masculine and primitive patriarchy. Don Pedro fiercely believes that it is he who is in charge of choosing what his sisters did with their life, because of his position of power of his sisters. It was he who chose a life of nunnery for Hellena, which clearly was not what Hellena wanted. Hellena, being the free spirit that she is states “I hope he has some mad Companion or other, that will spoil my devotion,” blatantly expressing her desire to lust and to not be a nun. Florinda on the other hand, is treated like a puppet with her father and brother being the puppeteers of her love life.