Comment on the ways in which Rhys portrays the differences between Rochester and Antoinette's cultural backgrounds in this section.

Comment on the ways in which Rhys portrays the differences between Rochester and Antoinette's cultural backgrounds in this section. In the passage, Rhys chooses to narrate the story in another point of view, allowing the reader to see the main cultural differences between the two main protagonists. Rochester is portrayed as the Englishmen who try to oppress Antoinette by bringing his English culture since he is oppressed by his lack of understanding and knowledge about the place he is in. Antoinette is portrayed as someone who is in full control but slowly looses her sense of identity due to Rochester's Anglicisation by calling her 'Bertha'. At this stage of Wide Sargasso Sea, Rochester's agony of being in a foreign place is presented and that he can not seem to find any comfort, elevating the mood for complexity of the two characters' relationship. Rhys uses the cultural difference to explore about power and how this affects each character's dominance over the other. Rochester's unfamiliarity with the culture leads to Antoinette's dominance over him. When she uses imperative 'Taste', there is a sense of power and determinism. This creates an effect of Rochester's weakness which is shown when he says, 'to please her I drank'. It shows his inferiority to the lack of knowledge about the place and the culture. Not only does Antoinette dominate Rochester, but even the place

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Was Alice just a victim of her time or were there other factors involved in her death?

Year 9 Essay By Jason YU 9Nelson " Was Alice just a victim of her time or were there other factors involved in her death?" There are two major influences, which caused the death of Alice. The social and culture change during the 1960s, and also Alice's own personal problems and the way she responded to situations in her life. Even thought that these influences can have an impact on Alice's life, however she is the one that makes decisions for her life. In social change, music is a big influence on the youth of the 1960s. In 1960s is the period when the WWII has been over for a decade and half, and people are starting to enjoy the life they living. Pop culture became the main role of the 1960s. In mid-1950s, Elvis Presley made the first impact on the world with his rock 'n' roll music. It is a type of music that differs very much to the ones that people listen to before the age of rock 'n' roll. This particular type of music has a very powerful impact on the youth of the 1960s because the music gave the youth such a powerful energy to free themselves from the old-fashioned lifestyle and live the way they wanted. Girls are going crazy for the bands they love. People are not afraid to protest against wars and they think life is about love, freedom and peace. Hippies want to 'make love

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Character Analysis: The Clerk In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

Panzarella 1 Jillian Panzarella CP English 12 Mrs. Costanzo January 7, 2003 Character Analysis: The Clerk In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, of the narrator's twenty-nine companions, few of them are described without criticism or irony. Chaucer delights in applying one, or even several, of the seven deadly sins to his fellow pilgrims while choosing a select few to represent ideals and set standards for the rest of the debauched passel. Among the pilgrims is a student, a Clerk, a character that, Chaucer feels, portrays the archetype of the dedicated student. The Clerk is unconcerned with material possessions or a worldly appearance, he is fiercely dedicated to learning and study, as well as soft-spoken, speaking only what and when it is relevant and necessary. In the general prologue the portrait of the Clerk fiercely contrasts that of the Merchant (Rossignol, ). The Merchant's opulence and acquisitiveness allow one to more ably notice the Clerk's poverty and devotion to "enriching his mind rather than his pocketbook" (Rossignol, ). The Clerk is introduced by mention of the near-emaciated thinness of both he and his horse. His clothing was threadbare and his face was gaunt (Chaucer, Prologue to The Canterbury Tales). The Clerk's appearance

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Analyse the relationships between the characters in the Handmaids Tale.

Analyse the relationships between the characters in the Handmaids Tale. In this essay I will be looking at how the relationships are presented between Offred and some of the other characters. The main relationship that progresses in the Novel is the relationship between Offred and the commander. The Commander originally seems to be the one in power and this is true Offred tells us how weary she is in this quote "I'm watching you, one false move and I'm dead," in this quote Offred knows that she is been judged and that she must be seen to be perfect. "I'm watching you," shows that Offred is wary and "one false move and I'm dead," shows Offred knows she's in a venerable position and her future lies in someone else's hands. Before the Commander and Offred's first meeting we see this apprehension again, "I feel like a child who's been summoned at school... what have I done wrong." This quote shows how Offred feels before her first meeting with the Commander. The image of her standing outside the principles office gives me that impression that Offred feels nervous because she knows that the power isn't with her, the Commander is in control he can decide her fait which is why she feels nervous. We see how not all the power in this relationship is with the commander. He might have the social power and be able to decide the fate of Offred but still Offred has something the

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In Crime and Punishment, both Sonya and Dunya are the embodiments of Christian virtue, which they demonstrate in their self-sacrifice, abasement, and suffering.

Chelsea Greenlee Dostoevsky 6 April 2011 Women as Images of Christian Virtue and Sacrifice During the 19th century, author and philosopher Fyodor Dostoyevsky used his novels as a means to explore human psychology and perception in the troubled political, social, and spiritual context of Imperial Russian society. While in prison serving a sentence for his membership in the liberal intellectual group the Petrashevsky Circle, Dostoevsky underwent a powerful conversion experience, which greatly strengthened his Christian Orthodox faith and encouraged him to extol the virtues of humility, submission, and suffering. The incredible impact of Dostoevsky's conversion experience and the subsequent strengthening of his faith are evident throughout his novels, in which characters, most often women, fully embody these Christian values. As is characteristic of his writings, Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment communicates his admiration of Christ-like virtues and his great respect for "proud women," using remarkable but tortured female characters, such as Pulcheria, Katerina, Sonya, and Dunya, to illustrate spiritual and social truths. This is especially true of the novel's two most prominent female characters, Dunya and Sonya. In Crime and Punishment, both Sonya and Dunya are the embodiments of Christian virtue, which they demonstrate in their self-sacrifice, abasement, and

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In what ways, and to what extent, does Mrs Dalloway illustrate Woolfs intention to use her novel to criticise the social system, and to show it at work, at its most intense ? (Woolf, A Writers Diary, 1923)

Mrs Dalloway. In what ways, and to what extent, does Mrs Dalloway illustrate Woolf's intention to use her novel to "criticise the social system, and to show it at work, at its most intense" ? (Woolf, A Writer's Diary, 1923) This essay will be investigating to what extent Woolf used her novel Mrs Dalloway to criticise the social system. To do this I will be taking into account the year the novel was written, and examining the social situations which the reader could have perceived to be critical. Also, it will be important to acknowledge that some of the socially critical situations Woolf uses had not been encountered before, and to reason that perhaps Woolf wrote Mrs Dalloway to try and draw public attentions to the reaction to events that the general public, politicians and all the social classes had no idea how to deal with. At the same time the essay will use these points to connect the novel and Woolf to its modernist roots. Woolf began writing what would become Mrs Dalloway in the summer of 1922 shortly after World War 1 had ended. Public suffering from the war was still inflicting its massive after effects, and Woolf wanted to write an expression of what she felt was happening. On my initial forays into researching Virginia Woolf my opinion was very closed, I felt she was very insular. Commenting on the outside world from the safety of her own well educated and

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Can we critically analyse Ian McEwan's Atonement using psychoanalytic criticism?

LIT1002 Sara Williams Can we critically analyse Ian McEwan's Atonement using psychoanalytic criticism? Atonement is a post-modern novel, that centres around the protagonist, Briony and her search for forgiveness from her sister Cecelia and a family friend Robbie, the word 'atonement', meaning 'the action of making amends for a wrong or injury'1. Briony is a thirteen year old, middle class girl whom is an aspiring writer, and at the start of the novel is conducting a play known as The Trials of Arabella. We see throughout the novel Briony is no ordinary 13 year old girl as her imagination is full of stories that can distort her image of reality; this is why the method of psychoanalysis may be applied. Psychoanalysis is 'a form of therapy which aims to cure mental disorders by investigating the interaction between the conscious and the unconscious elements of the mind'2. The novel explores the relationship between the conscious events that happen, and the different subconscious views the characters have on these events all though the creative act of story-telling. The novel begins with the focus on Briony and her eagerness to get her play, The Trials of Arabella, finished for when her brother, Leon, returns home. This play shows Briony's immaturity even through her intelligent wording, it still encapsulates a heroine being rescued by a prince, and thus we can see her

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George Orwell: Rebel to Patriot

Amber Boyd 5-10-02 George Orwell: Rebel to Patriot When the Spanish Civil war broke out, George Orwell was very much a political rebel. Orwell was a Democratic Socialist in England during a time when Socialism was not accepted. He joined the Spanish militia to help fight the fascist coup when the English government would do nothing to help the Spanish democratic government. Events that occurred while Orwell was in Spain, as described in Homage to Catalonia, and after he returned home caused Orwell to question his political views and the views he held toward his own country. These new, more patriotic, attitudes are expressed in the essay England, Your England. When Orwell arrived in Barcelona, a form of socialism had taken hold of the area. Orwell described it as such, "It was the first time that I had ever been in a town where the working class was in the saddle. In outward appearance it was a town in which the wealthy classes had practically ceased to exist." Orwell's immediate reaction to the situation was to find it odd, even dislike it, but at the same time, find it "worth fighting for." The Spanish militia was organized in a similar classless way. Everyone from private to general received the same pay, lived in the same conditions, and shared what little they had. Orwell gave part of the credit for success of socialism's early stages in Spain to the Spanish

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Huck and Jim The development of Huck through Jim - In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,

Huck and Jim The development of Huck through Jim By: Ashik Kabir In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, many themes arise to the surface of the story. Perhaps one of the more recognizable themes is the one that deals with the development of Huck and especially with his feelings about Jim. Through the eyes of Huck, one must first look at the society that he lived in to understand what America was like during the time of this Twain's story. Next, one must look at the way in which Huck was raised in order to see how Huck developed his own moral beliefs, a set of moral beliefs that were very different from that of the societies. Finally, by analyzing the moral "dilemma" through the relationship that Huck has with Jim, we will be able to see that Huck does indeed develop his attitude towards Jim for the better. From the very beginning of the story, readers are aware of the time in which this book was written (or the period it was written for). The corruption of society morally fit the people's need of that time. For example, Huck lived with his aunt in the beginning of the story. When his father returned to town, he demanded that Huck be returned to him. A court date is set to decide with whom Huck Finn should stay with. The Judge turns the custody back over the Huck's abusive, careless, alcoholic father. Later, when Huck fakes his own death, we see how

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Transportaion and parking investigation.

Jack Gammon 5 matt Contents Page 1 Front page Page 2 Contents Page 3 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 4 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 5 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 6 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 7 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 8 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 9 Introduction (hypotheses and study area description) Page 10 When and where (identify and methodology) location map Page 11 When and where (identify and methodology) Sector model diagrams Page 12

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