In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ Lady Catherine’s appearance‚ actions and speech exhibit her supercilious and domineering behavior. She is described as a “tall large women‚ with strongly marked features‚” whose “air was not conciliating.” Lady Catherine’s tall stature symbolizes her judgement of looking down at others of inferior rank‚ and her appearance gives of an unfriendly feeling‚ immediately making those around her insecure. She begins to interrogate Elizabeth with invasive questions on
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even more anxious. She stole any man who seemed to have a heavy pocket book. At one point in time Blanche thought of leaving all the stress of trying to merry behind and become a governess until Mrs. Ingram ( in a whisky infested rage) beat the idea out of her. Mrs. Ingram told Blanche if she wanted to become a governess she could plan to eat off the street‚ ‚or she would do as she was told and merry well
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In the three short stories that we read “The Ninny” by Anton Chekhov‚ “The Governess” by Neil Simon‚ and “Up From the Holler” there was some sort of conflict about social class each differ and are different points of view. I believe that seeing something from a different point of view is very important. I think that its important because you see others perspectives on matters that you once thought about only in one way.“One person’s crazyness is another person’s reality.” said by Tim Burton. In
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Sarcasm in Pride and Prejudice Criticising Social Class “It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife” (1). The opening sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice does not only contain the novel’s major topic of marriage‚ but also presents an important stylistic device the author has been using throughout the whole book: Sarcasm. For further argumentation‚ one would definitely have to define the meaning of “sarcasm”
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John Fowles’ novel “The French Lieutenant’s woman” is seen as a postmodern text‚ by the author himself. He is considered to be the first postmodernist in the English literature‚ even though the postmodernist features were less explicit in British literature than in American. The novel resembles a Victorian text‚ but actually it is a critical rewrite of the happy-end Victorian novels. The issue of human freedom has always been an interesting subject to James Fowles. Some say that “The French Lieutenant’s
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Science trivias There are 62‚000 miles of blood vessels in the human body – laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8‚000 one megaton bombs Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide The interstellar gas cloud Sagittarius B contains a billion‚ billion‚ billion liters of alcohol Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in
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the gentlemanly George Knightley‚ her neighbour from the adjacent estate of Donwell‚ and the brother of her elder sister Isabella’s husband‚ John. As the novel opens‚ Emma has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor‚ her best friend and former governess. Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband‚ Mr. Weston‚ Emma takes credit for their marriage‚ and decides that she rather likes matchmaking. Against Mr. Knightley’s advice‚ Emma forges ahead with her new interest‚ and tries to match her
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Augusta. John owns a house in the country‚ where everybody calls him Jack. But in the city he introduces himself as Ernest‚ because he always says he has a brother in the country whose name is Jack. There in the country he has a ward‚ Cecily and a governess‚ Miss Prism. When Algy visits John’s house in the country without the knowledge of Jack‚ who is in London‚ he meets Cecily and they fall in love. To be welcomed nicely Algernon introduces himself as the brother of John‚ Ernest (in the country
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In ‘And Then There Were None’ by Agatha Christie Vera Claythorne is proven guilty of the crime she was accused of committing. Vera Claythorne is a former governess who Lombard describes as ‘a bit schoolmistressy.’ She is invited to Soldier Island to serve as a secretary for Mr. Owen. Throughout the novel‚ Vera shows signs of guilt for the crime she has committed and even becomes slightly hysterical in situations. Some might relate to Vera‚ the way she carries the weight of her crime like a burden
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England’s strict social structure and hierarchy‚ a primary vehicle for delivering this criticism being Brontë’s exploration of Jane’s complicated social position as a Victorian governess. Jane is of ambiguous class standing‚ and as a result is a source of tension among the other characters around her. As a Victorian governess‚ who tutored children in not only social etiquette‚ but also in academics‚ it was a prerequisite that Jane possessed not only the ability to teach but also the ‘culture’ of the
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