together‚ it is clear that Bertha is a vehicle through which Jane’s inner conflicts and desire for freedom are brought to life. Brontë successfully portrays this through her use of language‚ mirror imagery and constant proximity between the two characters. Firstly‚ both Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason are perceived by Victorian society similarly – they are both unwanted‚ unnoticed and unfitting to their surroundings‚ with Bertha being locked away as a result of her supposed craziness and Jane finding
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A writer has various reasons of portraying social groups in different ways. Firstly it gives structure to a text. It divides the characters and can give the audience a particular tone and mood for one group and totally different tone and mood for another. In this way the audience gets exactly the “right” and “wrong” feeling which the writer wants. Of course this is not only to divide good and bad‚ but could also be used to show the difference in classes or status. E.g. a governing groups versus slaves
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To what extent does Steinbeck use animals in ‘Of Mice and Men’? Of mice and men was set in the late 1930’s when there was the great depression due to the wall street crash. Topics that have been covered in the novella are the poverty the migrant workers faced‚ the loneliness and friendship. I will discuss the use of animals and natural imagery. To begin with‚ Steinbeck describes Lennie as an animal. This is because whilst he is drinking from a river and this shows that he has a wild personality as
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throughout the text‚ Othello. Shakespeare broke the societal norm of his time by creating a black hero and using a white villain to undermine and deceive his otherwise flawless black character. It is through Shakespeare‚ that we are able to explore notions of racism and inequality‚ which were present then and still present now‚ thus enables us to see that this is still a highly topical issue in the 21st century‚ deeming it a very relevant and important unit for all to study. Acceptance
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Duffy gives the mythological character Medusa a voice‚ and thereby another chance to speak up. She also challenges the stereotypes of women‚ this character faced. In the poem‚ Duffy explores the position of women‚ and Medusa’s point of view of the story. The word choice in the poem brings the voice of the character out. Because the poem is a dramatic monologue‚ personal pronouns and the repetition of the words “I” and “my” are used. This shows that the character is expressing her self‚ and
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Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ racism is a key theme. Throughout the novel‚ Twain reveals to society the evilness of mistreating another person simply because they have a different skin color. Twain masterfully shows the effects of racism on the character of Jim‚ a black slave and sometime companion of Huck during his journeys‚ by allowing the reader to feel what Jim feels when he is being mistreated. He accomplishes this empathetic move between Jim and the reader by giving accounts of Jim’s mistreatment
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In Bridge to Terabithia‚ the reader does face many difficult situations. However‚ Paterson does a wonderful job of creating these situations in realistic and knowledgeable ways that young readers can comprehend and not have a problem coping with. Paterson gives the reader rich text‚ that is full of emotion and the fascination of a fantasy world created by two young children. She introduces Terabithia in a way that lets the reader imagine a beautiful kingdom‚ and the two leaders manage the daily
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Prejudice and discrimination are found across the entire world. For example‚ my dad once showed me the song‚ “Strange fruit”‚ it sounds like a silly name but actually leads up to gruesome metaphor about lynching in the South. The song lyrics describe the dead bodies so well that they almost make me sick. They describe the look of the hanging corpses with“The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth”. The song ends in silence after the singer refers back to the fruit metaphor with “Here is a strange and
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3. Critically analyse the following quote from Sarah Wise (2011) “As Australians we promulgate the value of a fair go. Yet there are individuals and groups in our society that experience extreme and persistent disadvantage that sets them apart from the rest of our society”. (Reference: Wise‚ S. (2011) “Advance Australia Fairly” Sydney Morning Herald. January 14‚ 2011) One of the most predominant values in Australian society is that of ‘mateship’ (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy
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In this essay i will be analyzing how the relationship between the main character Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare’s famous play ‘Macbeth’ deteriorates throughout the play. At the beginning of the play we see a strong chain holding both partners together‚ they are both equal partners which was very unusual at the time‚ notwithstanding their relationship deteriorates so much. I will focus on their love‚ the turning point and downfall of their relationship. In Act 1‚ Macbeth writes
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