The Lonny Breaux Collection Dear Diary‚ In 1789 the old ancien regime has put me in the third estate‚ which is where they put most bourgeoisies in. This is below the first estate and made up of the clergy. Also below the second which is made up of nobility. Dear Diary‚ The estates general meeting was a huge opportunity for the poorest people of the third estate to be heard by the king. The double representation was seen as a huge victory and a hope for a change
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the Christian faith and goes to the extent to tell Jane that she will not encounter enough love to be part of a true union in marriage. In many ways‚ the proposal tempts her because it is an opportunity to perform good works and to be more than a governess or schoolteacher‚ where her jobs at Lowood‚ Thornfield‚ and Morton have all made her feel trapped‚ however‚ while contemplating his request‚ she claims that “there would be recesses in [her] mind” (Bronte 436)‚ which depicts
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Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 Characters immediately establish the tone and social context of the play. References to “Lady Bracknell”‚ “Mr Moncrieff’s manservant” and the “governess” indicate that play involves wealthy upper class. The characters are of course constructs – Wilde uses them merely as mouth pieces to express/parody value judgements about morality and Victorian ideals of duty and virtue. Premise of the play is creation of a paradox – explores inability/impossibility of being
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TBC02 8/7/2002 04:01 PM Page 46 CHAPTER TWO A Dialogue of Self and Soul: Plain Jane’s Progress a SANDRA M. GILBERT AND SUSAN GUBAR The authors of The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-century Literary Imagination (1979) are both distinguished feminist critics: Sandra Gilbert is a Professor at the University of California‚ Davis; and Susan D. Gubar a Distinguished Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Indiana University. They have also collaborated
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the Lowood School‚ her time as Adèle’s governess at Thornfield‚ her time with the Rivers family at Morton and at Marsh End (also called Moor House)‚ and her reunion with and marriage to Rochester at Ferndean. From these experiences‚ Jane becomes the mature woman who narrates the novel retrospectively. The main relationship which affects the character of Jane is that of Mr.Rochester‚ and this relationship also changes throughout the novel‚ from Master/Governess‚ to companions‚ to lovers‚ to distrust
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Moll Flanders Moll Flanders was a product of her vanity and pride. She devoted her entire life to achieving some sort of wealth and social status. Her pride encompassed her entire life and affected all of her life decisions. Moll sacrificed many things‚ including love‚ religion‚ self-respect‚ and peace of mind‚ in order to attain a sort of affluence. Eventually‚ Moll achieves her desires and retires a gentlewoman in America‚ but her journey definitely took a serious toll on her life. In
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waiting-woman‚ Nerissa‚ her personal band and a household of servants. The heiress brushes off these compliments. “I am just an ordinary woman. The princes were just flattering me‚” she quips with a laugh. Lady Portia had a prolific education under her governess‚ Lady Marabella. Lady Marabella taught in the Italian royal court and is a master in the art of etiquette. Lady Portia was under her tutorage for most of her life and had learnt all there is to know about formalities. Under her father’s instruction
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Moll Flanders: Themes Three recurring themes in Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe are greed‚ vanity‚ and repentance. Theme is defined as an underlying or essential subject of artistic representation. These three themes play an important role in the development of the story of Moll Flanders. The first theme‚ greed‚ is shown in Moll’s acts of prostitution. Moll turns to thievery in many instances to support herself. She also allows her morals to disintegrate; a result of her greediness. Moll’s
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transcends time‚ and can resonate through any context. Emma lacks life’s experiences‚ with “little to vex her” whilst doing “just what she liked”. Her flawed and spoiled character is overshadowed by her “mutual attachment” to her “mild” tempered governess further exemplified through the authorial intrusion that she “had rather too much her own way”. In contrast‚ Mr Knightley treats others with respect despite their social standing‚ acting as a moral voice in the novel when he says that Miss Bates
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and Thornfield. Gateshead is the location where the orphan Jane grew up with her cousins‚ the Reeds. Lowood is the school for orphans in which Jane is sent to at the age of ten. Finally‚ Thornfield is one of her final residence where she is a governess and teaches Adele‚ who is the daughter of Mr. Rochester‚ the owner. Although injustices occurred throughout Jane ’s life‚ especially during her childhood at Gateshead‚ the effect of being treated unfair plays a key role on her psychological state
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