YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Jane Tompkins Revolutionary Approach to Literary Criticism
Essays 451 - 480
her intellectualism, Bertha is a victim of her own sexual desires. Bronte tried to provide a useful guide to women of her time in ...
entire romance between Catherine and Henry is based on finances as far as the powers that be are concerned. "Catherine is invited ...
large family and its members extraordinary lives gave her much company and entertainment (one brother married their cousin, the Co...
this passage from Jane Eyre, Bronte seems to be making a statement about self worth. What has precipitated this passage is that a ...
hominids" (Anonymous, 2002). Chimpanzee hunting ecology is intermingled with their history as a species, in that their inherent a...
the two female characters who interacted in literature with Edward Rochester, one notices differences - and similarities - in thei...
bewailing the perfidy of her lover, calls pride to her aid; desires her attendant to deck her in her brightest jewels and richest ...
of that document we know as the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution is, therefore, the product of our national si...
extent of freedom. With more and more populations becoming indigenous by virtue of their longevity in America, a blending of cult...
women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do; th...
Austen and Cesaire present two very diverse approaches to the notion of time, in that ones perspective takes the form of British v...
not a trifle that will support a family nowadays" (Austen NA). As we can see, money is an incredibly important issue in this co...
is better. We note some of his pride when we see him at the party where he quickly dismisses Elizabeth, stating "She is tolerable;...
impostor of a friend. The heroines role, of course, is defined not only by her own inner convictions but also by those with whom ...
lot about he character of this man who was a dominating force in the American Revolution. The French Revolution was bloodier, an...
fortune spent for him? The next line makes it clear how the women of the community will view such an individual, however: . . "he ...
There is little affection shown between the couple and one gets the distinct impression that theres was a marriage of convenience ...
"We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of England, Fr...
this, then, there are two very different interpretations of the movies effectiveness and its cinematography. And, yet, it achieved...
natural structure that has long been needed in order for the human race to survive. Without a society of some kind mankind would n...
Dashwood) and director Lee were steadfastly committed to presenting a screen adaptation that was faithful to the novel, and with a...
Emmas polar opposite. She has not been born to gentility, but has been raised to be so by the sponsorship of the Campbells. In ord...
their social philosophies interact with Austens novel. Sense and Sensibility "In an age which extolled the virtues of expressi...
mother, Lady de Courcy, reveals, this woman is no shrinking violet (Knuth 215). Lady Susan uses her feminine wiles whenever the m...
the original house, which is far better suited for raising the children (MacLean et al, 2002). Protection under British and...
- with particular emphasis placed upon people of the dominant white race. Slavery has constructed the interior life of African-Am...
him to be when she first met him at the ball: a rude egocentric boor. And yet, one of the Bingley sisters illuminates what society...
keeping me at a distance; but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation, that I was endeavouring...
she receives by her cousins, John in particular: "John had not much affection for his mother and sisters, and an antipathy to me. ...
the time who had attended anything remotely resembling one (as Charlotte Bront? herself had), the abuses struck a chord of familia...