Duty and desire in Jane Eyre
How is the conflict between duty and desire explored in these texts? Desire is a term conveying a longing for a certain object, person or outcome. It is an emotion from the heart and is unaffected by social opinion. Duty, in contrast, is a moral obligation to an act, which is perceived to be selfless. The decisions made regarding these emotions are significant throughout 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wide Sargasso Sea'. However, these definitions were more extreme during the time that Brontë and Rhy's texts were written. In the 19th century, it was considered a completely selfish act for women to show desire, it was a vulgar emotion that women were expected to control and conceal. The female role during the 1800's was limited; they were expected to be passive and were passed from father to husband, similar to a possession. To perform one's duty to society was regarded as an unspoken rule imposed on all women, therefore, women never truly had the chance to express their true identity or gain real independence. The 19th century conflict between duty and desire was a key topic written about by many authors, predominately women, who illustrated personal experiences and beliefs through the characters and their decisions. In both Bronte's and Rhy's novels the authors illustrate the limitations imposed on women, society's views and expectations concerning the conflict, and the importance of
Presenation of childhood in Jane Eyre and Once in a House On Fire
Presentation of childhood in Jane Eyre and "Once in a House on Fire" Charlotte Bronte writes about the past life of Jane Eyre as a child in the household of the Reed family, she describes how Jane Eyre was alienated and oppressed by the Reed family. However, Andrea Ashworth, even though she does endure bullying and misery, has more numerous happy moments such as when she plays with her sister when they were "hopping about in the cold" and imagined "bombs whistling out of the sky", however the reader is shown that it was a restricted fun as they "took care to keep their voices down" which shows how afraid they are of annoying their stepfather. The entire book of "Jane Eyre" begins by the use of pathetic fallacy to reflect the situation and mood of the protagonist, Bronte writes "The cold winter wind and "a rain so penetrating", this detailed description of the harsh weather could mean that the protagonist is in a dire situation. This is then followed by irony as Bronte writes that Jane Eyre was "glad of it" as it gave her an unexpected holiday from the walks with the Reed family, even though her description of the weather was made so harsh through the use of visual imagery. This is in contrast to "Once in a House on Fire" which at the beginning of the book presents the reader with a number of facts which are presented by Ashworth in such a way that we do not feel sympathy
How does Jane Austen present Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice
How does Jane Austen present the character of Mr Collins in chapters 13-16 of Pride and Prejudice? The character of Mr Collins is introduced by Jane Austen once the initial stage has been set for the novel-that of the Bennet family, Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five unmarried daughters. Mr Collins is a cousin of Mr Bennet and stands to inherit their property as the only male heir. Mrs Bennet refers to Mr Collins as 'that odious man' and also 'a man whom nobody cared anything about'. However this opinion was formed before the two were acquainted and is based on her feelings of injustice that Mr Collins stands to inherit Longbourn on the death of Mr Bennet. Mr Collins is a clergyman and would have held a respectable position in Jane Austen's society. He wishes to obtain a wife because in the eyes of society it is time for him to settle and be married, his sponsor Lady Catherine de Bourgh has advised him to marry and he is keen to comply with her wishes. Pride and Prejudice was originally called First Impressions and it is through the letter that Mr Bennet receives that we learn of Mr Collins and our very own first impressions are formed. Jane Austen's choice to introduce Mr Collins to us in the form of a letter gives us an idea to his formal personality and to his social awkwardness. The letter shows him to be very pompous in style, referring greatly to the fact that he was so
Chapter 35 essay on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice".
AS English Literature How does Austen tell the story in Chapter 35? (20 marks) Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen is a well written and respected novel. Throughout Pride and Prejudice Austen uses a range of different narrative techniques in order to interest and inform her audience. Austen takes on a different aspect in Chapter 35 in the form of letters. In this essay I will attempt to show how Austen tells the story in Chapter 35 and the effect it has on the novel. Austen opens Chapter 35 with 'free indirect style', this is a form of narrative voice in which a character's thoughts and feelings seem to be directly expressed, freely taking on views and often the language of that character. 'Elizabeth awoke the next morning to the same thoughts and mediations which had at length closed her eyes'. This is an obvious example of free indirect style it takes on the thoughts and feeling of Elizabeth and allows the reader to emotionally engage with her. Austen cleverly uses this technique to allow the reader to create an intimate and emotionally engaging relationship with Elizabeth. By using this narrative technique at the opening of the chapter this allows the reader to connect to the character so throughout the chapter the reader can take on the thoughts and feelings of Elizabeth. 'Free indirect style' is a subtle take on 'stream of consciousness' and refers to the
How far do you agree that Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice is no more than an entertaining study of the surface of polite society and its trivial doings?
How far do you agree that Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' is 'no more than an entertaining study of the surface of polite society and its trivial doings'? In 'Pride and Prejudice there certainly is a great deal of comedy, and will appeal to many readers for what Claire Tomalin calls 'its good-humoured comedy, its sunny heroine, its dream denouement'. The two main characters appear to be part of what Vivien Jones calls a typical 'rags-to-riches love story', maintaining happiness after a series of vicissitudes, which might incline readers to think it rather superficial. The critic talks about the surface trivia of Austen's society, which seems to comprise only of balls, scarlet coats and Muslin gowns, but she probes beneath the surface of her society, and concerns herself with the real confinement of the lives of women in her period. Jane Austen explores how women were victims of a patriarchal society, by presenting the unfairness of the entail. She presents Mr. Collins as a fool, by bluntly stating through the critical objective narrative that he 'was not a sensible man'. By this we see that it is ridiculous that such an imbecile should be able to turn out the two rational sisters Jane and Elizabeth from their own home, since should they not be married they could be facing the same options as Jane Fairfax in Austen's 'Emma', left to 'the governess trade', with it's
The purpose of this essay is to carry out an assessment of a patient and present a plan of care of three specific problems that the patient has encountered. The model chosen to guide the care plan is the Roper, Logan and Tierney's Model of Nursing
Fact Essay INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to carry out an assessment of a patient and present a plan of care of three specific problems that the patient has encountered. The model chosen to guide the care plan is the Roper, Logan and Tierney's Model of Nursing (Roper et al 2000). This will enable me to develop my skills in assessment, problem-solving and planning care. The essay will begin by introducing the patient and outlining the rationale for choice. Following this, I will identify and discuss the care required through all stages of the nursing process (Roper et al 2000). I will discuss this in relation to assessment of three patient needs. I plan to show an understanding of holistic care and how it is used in each stage of the nursing process. Pseudonyms will be used in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2004) which states that "you must guard against all breaches of confidentiality by protecting information from improper disclosure at all times. CHOSEN PATIENT AND RATIONALE FOR CHOICE Jane is 81 years old, widow who lives alone in a bungalow, married for 54 years and has 2 daughters, one of which lives abroad and the other locally. She stated she has had a good life with many memories and had travelled to several countries with her late husband. She had enjoyed going to dance halls and outdoor bowling. Jane suffers with osteoarthritis
Problem question on Occupiers liability Act 1957
TORT - NON-ASSESSED SPRING WORK Question Ingrid, a landlord, lets two adjacent flats to Jane and Karl. Jane is an amateur inventor who, as Ingrid is aware , uses the kitchen of her flat to conduct experiments in producing an artificial substitute for petrol. At its present state of development, Jane's invention causes headaches in humans and is fatal to plants. Unfortunately, even before Ingrid initially acquired the building, there were cracks in the partition wall between the two flats and the fumes from Jane's petrol-substitute penetrate through the walls into Karl's flat. Karl complains of headaches, but Jane says that her invention will save Western civilisation. Karl breaks into Jane's flat while she's out, takes the petrol substitute and deposits it in Lucy's garden, a poor old lady who lives nearby. The fumes kill all the vegetation in the adjoining gardens but, when her neighbours complain Lucy says she's too poor and old to do anything about it. When they reach Max's neighbouring land the fumes penetrate a gash in the bark of a tree which overhangs the highway. As a result, 2 months later the branch falls onto the highway and damages Oliver's car. Advise the parties Response Ingrid The Occupiers Liability Act 1957 is concerned with liability of an occupier of premises to his or her visitors. It is essential to establish whether Ingrid qualifies as an occupier
Plot-Construction of Pride and Prejudice
JANE AUSTEN'S PLOT-CONSTRUCTION In contrast to the simplicity of her style, Jane Austen's plots are unexpectedly complex. She is not content to simply draw two or three characters in isolation. She prefers a family, with their many friends and acquaintances and she tries within her limited range to make things as difficult as possible. SETTINGS OF HER NOVELS Jane Austen's field of study is man. She is, therefore, more preoccupied with human nature than nature in the nineteenth century usage of the word. The background and the scenery of the provincial town is rich in its beauty and grandeur. But there is no attempt to look into the spirit of this country. Thus although, she has some sense of locality yet she does not paint an English community like the other writers of her time. She rather avoids those very elements of the population in which the local flavour, the breath of the soil is most pronounced. She is further incapable of evoking a scene or a landscape and cannot conjure up the spirit of Bath as Emile Bronte could conjure up the spirit of the Moorlands or Hardy that of Wessex. All this, one may say, would be fatal to her dramatic quality of construction. In all her novels, we see only a limited range of human society. Most of her characters are the kind of people she knew intimately, the landed gentry, the upper class, the lower edge of the nobility, the lower
A biography of Stephen Hawking.
Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking Brief Timeline 942 Stephen Hawking was born on January 8th in Oxford, England. 956 Stephen decides to become a physicist. 962 - Stephen graduated from Oxford University -He begins studies at Cambridge University -Stephen develops a disease 965 - Stephen becomes a research fellow at Gonville and Caius College. - He marries Jane Wilde. 966 Stephen receives his Ph.D. from Cambridge University. 967 Stephen's son Robert is born. 970 Stephen's daughter Lucy is born. 979 - Stephen becomes a Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge - His son Timothy is born. 985 Stephen gets pneumonia and loses his ability to speak forever. 988 A Brief History of Time is published. 990 Stephen and his wife Jane divorce. 992 A Brief History of Time is made into a movie. 995 Stephen marries his nurse, Elaine Mason. 2008 Stephen Hawking is still alive today. Stephen Hawking Biography Stephen Hawking was born on 1942 January 8th in Oxford, England. He was the oldest of 4 children in his family. His family lived in London in the 1950s When Stephen was only a little boy he loved things with moving parts and he loved to take things apart and see how they worked. When Stephen was just a kid he liked to build robot controlled boats and airplanes. Stephen was a very bright child, but he did not do very well in school. He didn't learn to read
Presentation of love in Romeo and Juliet compared with Pride and Prejudice
‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’ are the two of English literature’s most celebrated and loved stories. In both cases, the theme of the story is love between a young man and women and the lovers are the main characters about which the rest of the cast or characters in the story revolve. Although both are romances, in the literal sense of the word, there are numerous differences between them; this essay intends to examine the similarities and differences between the two works, specifically in the way that the idea of love is presented. ‘Romeo and Juliet’, written by the Stratford-Upon-Avon–born playwright William Shakespeare, was first performed on a London stage around 1594, although the actual date cannot be given for certain. The two title characters are a rich young man from the Italian city of Verona and an even younger girl from a rival family. Romeo is from the house of Montague, while Juliet is from the house of Capulet, who meet and fall instantly in love; as Romeo says, upon first seeing Juliet, “I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” This is added to in the sonnet that Romeo shares with Juliet (Act 1 Scene V), in which he says, “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” In Shakespeare’s times sonnets were used to express love between two characters in a play to the
