This applies to Jane's life when her home life wasn't great and it just kept getting worse, until she got to go to Lowood and she liked Lowood more then home. Then she went to work as a governess at Thornfield and to her it was a whole new experience for her, being appreciated. “The wheel breaks the butterfly.” My interpretation of this line is that the “wheel” is really life itself and the “butterfly” is a delicate young girls dreams and life or reality 'breaks' the dreams. The reminds me of Jane because reality hit her when she was young because of her family. She knew at a young age that life was rough and woman didn't have much say in anything.
They also wanted the right to have their own possessions, to divorce their husbands, and to keep their children after divorce. Women were great supporters of World War I. Many women became nurses. Nursing wasn't for everyone, but the job had to be done. Women entertained troops with songs and dancing, and also with lectures, dramatic reading, and poetry.
“The Subtle Problems of Charity” is an article written by Jane Addams, a woman who was one of the most remarkable women of the Progressive Era. Despite her privileged upbringing, Jane Addams chose to work not for the interest of her own class but for the poor. Her life before Hull House, and her experiences during her early years transformed her and she became a reformer, a political activist, and social philosopher. Her experiences and extensive readings also helped to change her ethical beliefs. She had learned to discount the benevolent ethics of her own class and embraced what she believed to be the working class, practical ethic of cooperative justice.
Meghan Browne Mrs. Lorencz English 12A Per. 1 27 November 2007 Beowulf vs. Bulvine Only Hollywood can take fantasy and have people question the reality of the story. In the movie, The Thirteenth Warrior, they have taken the fiction, epic poem, “Beowulf”, and made the monsters, heroes, and situations real. However, there is still likeness in the two stories. One main similarity between the movie and the story (and probably the most important) is the element of an epic hero whom dies after saving his people.
The environment she lived in was one where she tried to help others in need while hiding her own health problems. Diana would quote “they say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody,” (as cited by the Biography Channel website, 2013)? The divorce was finalized in 1996 and Diana devoted herself to her children and the charities she chose to keep. Her hopes were this would help her cope and hopefully stop her depression from getting any worse. The fact she was international celebrity help draw awareness to her charities and more than she wanted toward her.
The most astonishing difference is the fact that the creature is accepted as a human rather than a monster. This further on led to misnaming the creature as “Frankenstein”. Not only was Frankenstein happy with the outcome of his experiment he further on accepted his creation as a human and not a blasphemes outcome as seen in the book. Furthermore the creation was
Through perseverance and a passion for her work, Addams was able to typify image of a progressive reformer as well as achieve her goals like help immigrants learn English and American culture, and to support families that were struggling both physically and mentally. But this was no easy feat as the young woman had to face many obstacles and stay strong to build the settlement house known as Hull House. Progressive reformers pursued for a solution to the problems created by industrialization and urbanization. The reformers wanted to protect working people, and close the gap between social classes. Their main focus was education, as well as focus on family and women’s suffrage.
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the women are intelligent, but submissive—often victims—powerless to protect themselves and "second class citizens." The only exception may be Caroline Frankenstein who dies before the monster is created. Caroline is Victor's mother. She alone shows the ability to stand up to the world. Victor recounts... Caroline Beaufort possessed a mind of an uncommon mould; and her courage rose to support her in her adversity.
“In her teens, Addams had big dreams- to do something useful in the world. Long interested in the poor from her readings of Dickens, and inspired by her mother’s kindness to the Cedarville poor, she decided to become a doctor, so that she could live and work among the poor.” (Wikipedia, Jane Addams) Addams was inspired to do great things as a young woman, and would soon become the change that she wanted to see in the
Frankenstein: The Birth of a Monster The novel “Frankenstein” could be read as a version of a woman’s anxieties about her creative and reproductive means. In the development and education of this monster, Mary Shelley discusses the development of children and education, and how in need of a nurturing parent is extremely important in the development of any individual. The education that the creature receives completely affects his life, he realizes he needs love, if he had not received an education he would have been able to go into the wild and live as an animal would. In a way, Shelley examines her own fears and thoughts about pregnancies, childbirth, and the development of children. Pregnancy and childbirth was a major aspect of Mary Shelley’s adult life.