Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen Jane Austen opens her story with one of English literature’s most infamous lines; ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of wife.’ This immediately indicates the author’s twist of irony- does she refer to the idea as ‘universally acknowledged’ or simply just in reference to Mrs Bennet for thinking so, simultaneously highlighting the questionable concept of their class/period that marriage
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Author Jane Austen was born in Georgian era England during which society viewed a famous woman as someone who has lost femininity, leading Austen to publish anonymously. A realist, Austen shows in her novel a society where social mobility is almost nonexistent and the expression of one’s class is widespread. Considered by some to be a conservative author, Austen often writes about her main character fighting against societal restrictions. Austen was born to a clergyman and represents the Church
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from each other. Mr. Bennet thinks very little of his wife and daughters except for Jane and Elizabeth. Kitty and Lydia seem more emotional or immature and are taken by the glamour of a soldier in uniform. Elizabeth is intelligent and sometimes superior to most people. Jane is sensitive and smart but not as sharp as Elizabeth and she tries to see the good in everyone. I think the main character Elizabeth is smarter than the Darcy’s because she can out argue them, but I think she likes arguing with
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In "The Scarlett Letter", written in 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne establishes commodity into the relationships between characters. Commodity in a relationship is where people must have a profit or gain something from the relationship otherwise they will not be apart of the relationship. The main victim of this commodity is Hester Prynne. The reason behind her rejections is because of her sins as an adulterer and social status cause many townsmen and regular people to reject her and avoid her at all
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As a young woman in today’s society, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Despite its lack of interesting portrayal, the content of the book was captivating. Abigail Adams is an inspiration to me after reading this novel. By no means was she a perfect person, however she very clearly did the best she could as a person in her time. This book showed me two important things about myself, the fact that I am, in a sense, not all that effective in society and that I am prone, to take advantage of the
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Throughout history, mankind has learned much through tragedy. The American Civil War and World War II were big factors that contributed to how people are viewed today. Nevertheless, the segregation of people by race, religious affiliation, ethnicity, sexuality, and occupation are still problems people face on a daily basis. Philosopher and novelist George Santayana understands this reoccurring problem better than anyone. He states, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” True
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Many of the characters in the play, The Crucible, all have a lot of pride. Most of them are considered good citizens who would all like to keep and maintain their good name. Reverend Parris is known for living by the bible and its teachings. Judge Danforth is known as a persistent judge who always make the right decisions. When put between the option of life or death, all of these characters chose to keep their reputations by doing the right thing and saving their lives. The importance of having
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play where the town of Salem conducts witch trials and exhibits extreme behavior resulting from dark desires. One notable character, Abigail Williams, was the cause of the mishaps within Salem and displayed an erratic behavior to the townspeople. Her distinct personality and persona have stood out within the plot and ruined John Proctor’s reputation. Abigail Williams actions and dialogue portray her, not only as manipulative but bossy and selfish. Abigail’s physical
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In the play, “The Crucible”, Preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme. Some characters tell the truth and others lie to protect themselves or for the people they care about. Three characters from the play that lied to preserve their’s or someone else’s reputation was Thomas Putnam, John Proctor, and Reverend Parris. John Proctor told the truth but didn’t want his name soiled. After he told the truth, he refused to sign his name on a confession paper. The paper would have been hung on a public
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outcast (or not like everyone eles), and very hard working. The first trait John and I have in commin are we are both sinners. Both John and I commited sins in different levels. John commited a sin when he cheated on his wife. John cheated on his wife Elizabeth Proctor and had an afair with a 17 year old girl named Abigail Williams. I’ve commited a sin when I lied to family to make then happy. When I was younger I told my parents how much of a great job i did on test or homework. Another time I commited
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