“Pride and Prejudice” and “Letters to Alice” contains many similarities yet some obvious differences even when considering the fact that they were written hundreds of years apart. Both texts provide strong perspectives on a variety of issues and are very blunt in their approach. The key issue throughout both novels is the ideology of marriage in the sense of whether one should marry for love or financial stability and standing. Both novels are written in an epistolary format providing a different
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children” (Weldon 56). Ruth doesn’t‚ and shouldn’t accept this cruelty‚ for she knows that there is no justification for her husband and society’s ways‚ and she has to get even. Ruth hasn’t got anything too lose‚ she doesn’t have any money‚ public status‚ or power‚ therefore she can plan her revenge without any regrets. Ruth’s revenge on her disloyal husband Bobbo‚ is clearly about getting revenge at society‚ her husband‚ and it’s ridiculous demands of women and what roles they need to play. Weldon is backlashing
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This well crafted story intertwines ones personal struggles with identity and the battle one undergoes while suffering through a significant personal loss. Margaret Atwood’s‚ "Hairball is based around the main character Kat and her personal struggles with three major conflicts: The conflict within the society in which she lives‚ the conflict with her romantic interests (specifically Ger)‚ and finally the physical conflict she faces with her own body. The story begins when Kat goes in to the
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In what ways is your appreciation of both texts enhanced by a comparative study of identity in Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed texts. Fay Weldon’s epistolary non-fiction Letters to Alice (1984) enables the further understanding of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) achieved through the intertextual connections explored‚ in which offer a postmodern interpretation and discussion of Pride
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1. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899)‚ protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess "That outward existence which conforms‚ the inward life that questions." In a novel or play that you have studied‚ identify a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary. 1. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899)‚ protagonist
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AP Literature 12 March 2013 A Love Story The ending on a story doesn’t necessarily need to be a happy one. The British novelist Fay Weldon once said the following‚ "The writers‚ I do believe‚ who get the best and most lasting response from their readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral development. By a happy ending‚ I do not mean mere fortunate events a marriage or a last minute rescue from death but some kind of spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation‚ even with
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In the novel The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien offers the “happy ending” described by Fay Weldon through his own “spiritual reassessment and moral reconciliation.” While the novel itself is not a series of happy memories or events‚ the telling of them allows the author to come to terms with the loss of his innocence and his own limitations. As the author closes‚ he finally concludes that while his war-time experiences change him from the person he once was‚ telling stories is the way he
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Hamlet AP Timed Essay Response Wednesday‚ April 28: One of these Hamlet timed essay topics will be chosen for you. You may wish to prepare ahead of time (in fact‚ you will regret not doing so). NO NOTES OR TEXT ALLOWED. 1982 AP Question: In great literature‚ no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose [Hamlet and show how it] confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay‚ explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the
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Analysis Paper One Happy endings are what we believe to be a point in a story in which the character or charactes are resuced from trouble and brought to triumph. However‚ what British novelist Fay Weldon suggests‚ is that maybe all an ending needs to be is happy‚ is not to be resuced from trouble‚ but to acknowledge the trouble‚ grasp it and to embrace our humanism. In Doctor Faustus‚ Faustus is a symbol of that humanism‚ and his quest for power is a symbol of the trouble every story encounters
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literary merit and write an essay in which you show how such a character functions in the work. You may wish to discuss how the character affects action‚ theme‚ or the development of other characters. Avoid plot summary. 1996. The British novelist Fay Weldon offers this observation about happy endings. "The writers‚ I do believe‚ who get the best and most lasting response from their readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral
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