REPRESENTATION OF VARIOUS WOMEN IN JANE EYRE AND THE SOCIAL POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte utilizes the Victorian convention of the orphaned heroine who is forced to find her way in the world. Two popular feminist theorists‚ Sandrs M. Gilbert and susan Gubar have said in their essay “The Madwoman in the Attic” that there is a trend int the literary history that places women characters into one of the two stereotypes : either the “passive angel” or the “active
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the experiences he had while away for the Klondike Gold Rush would pursue some of his best stories. Three years later he wrote “An Odyssey of the North”‚ which gave him his first success. Later that year‚ London married Bessie Maddern. It wasn’t love for why he married Bessie‚ it was because he believed that they were socially and genetically compatible for each other. They were blessed with two daughters‚ Joan and Becky‚ but as soon as his writing had taking off he began to isolate himself from
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but even that of a servant because she “[does] nothing for [her] keep” (Bronte 9‚ 11). After Jane’s deterioration in physical and mental health following her harrowing hallucinations in the Red Room‚ however‚ she enjoys a degree of compassion from Bessie‚ who asks if Jane would “like to drink or… eat anything” (18). Later‚ Jane is given “bread and milk” as breakfast but rather than completing the meal‚ she crumbles “a morsel of roll” left over and scatters the crumbs across a windowsill to feed the
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that the stereotypes were unfair and damaging to the black culture. For further understanding of the common stereotypes‚ we looked at W. C. Handy’s St. Louis Blues. This short film featured many popular artists of the time‚ most notably‚ blues artist Bessie Smith. We discussed both the musical aspects‚ as well as our initial response to the film. I wrote down several key moments during the viewing of the film. First‚ I noticed the stereotypes presented in the opening scene‚ all of which are in reference
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eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” “Turn the other cheek and do good to them that hate you.” How do these two philosophies of life match the characters of Jane Eyre and Helen Burns? 3. Before Jane leaves Lowood‚ Bessie comes to visit. What are the observations of Bessie regarding Jane’s growth and development? At eighteen‚ is Jane pleased with Bessie’s observations? Why does beauty seem so important to Jane? 4. Describe Gateshead and Lowood‚ Particularly as the two settings reflect Jane’s
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stories "Wants" by Grace Paley and "The Collector of Treasures" by Bessie Head they both have powerful similarities with the male characters. The men are often portrayed in stories as the providers‚ but in these stories they are liars‚ inconsiderate and selfish. These men behave as if they were the only ones in their families and act only to calm their cravings for something other than what their families can offer. In Bessie Head’s "The Collector of Treasures" the man leaves his family because
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K’Acia Drummer ENG 201-03 Prof. H. Becks 15 January 2013 Bessie Head was born and reared in from South Africa.She is the author of “The Collector of Treasures.” Many points that she depicted in her story were about the oppressive attitudes some men had about women and children and how society outcast certain women based upon what happened in their lives or upon what they could or could not do. In this story‚ “The Collector of Treasures‚” Dikeledi‚ a strong and resilient characteris married
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have the same social status‚ hence Hughes’ question “I wonder if its that simple” to achieve equality. Hughes continues on and alludes to his music selection to show his credibility on the subject of segregation. He listens to “Bessie‚ bop‚ or Bach.” Hughes listening to Bessie Smith‚ a Blues singer‚ shows Hughes’ African taste in music while Bach‚ a German
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adaptation of the novel. Paul Green later wrote another adaptation for the stage with the guidance of Richard Wright right beside him. He down plays Bigger and even lets him off of the hook for the murder of Bessie. Even though it may have been too graphic for Bigger to have raped and killed Bessie in the stage adaptation‚ it would have helped if‚ like in the novel‚ Bigger served as the main contributor in her death instead if him having virtually nothing to do with it at all; she somewhat commits suicide
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