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    Jane Adams was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Illinois in a town called Cedarville. Her father was a well known business man‚ who had a lot of influence over her. She had eight siblings in which she was the second to last born. In 1926‚ she suffered from a heart attack and seven years later on May 21‚ 1935‚ she passed away. Jane Addams had many accomplishments in her life time‚ and she influenced many people. She founded the Hull House in 1889‚ which was a place to provide services to immigrants and

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    The Lesson Symbolism

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    One of the symbolism in the story is the title “The Lesson”. The Lesson is a symbol in the story because Miss Moore is trying to teach the children a lesson about the importance of money. She takes the children to the most luxurious toy store and when they see the prices of the toys they are shocked by it. Q.T. stated‚ “Must be rich people shop here” (326). The readers can emphasize from this quote that the children are low class and Miss Moore has taking them to the high-quality store. “Who are

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    Jane Eyre Quotes

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    occurs when Jane learns from Mrs. Reed that her parents lived in poverty. Mrs. Reed asks if Jane would like to go live with her parents instead of in the well-off Reed household‚ leading to this reflection. This quote shows that Jane has a stereotypical idea in her head about the impoverished. It foreshadows Jane’s desire for a higher place in society late on in the book‚ where it is a primary

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    Religion In Jane Eyre

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    Throughout the novel Jane Eyre‚ the main character‚ Jane‚ not only struggles to find herself and her purpose‚ but also attempts to find her own outlook of religion. On her journey‚ she meets three drastically different variations of Christian faith. Although she does not accept any religion of those that she encounters‚ these characters eventually lead her to the discovery of her own outlook on God. The first character she comes across is Mr. Brocklehurst‚ the owner of Lowood and a harsh and hypocritical

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    Jane Austen's Influence

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    on. An important name that will certainly come to mind is Jane Austen. Austen was a respected writer during her lifetime‚ but her true glory began after her death. During her life‚ Europe was very much expanding with literature and writing was increasingly influential. Austen’s different views on common events and issues really made her stand out from those during the time‚ and her intriguing writing still captivates readers today. Jane Austen greatly impacted European world culture and society

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    Fire Symbolism

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    The Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ is renowned for having unique symbolism within the text. Piggy’s glasses‚ the conch‚ and the fire all have a deeper meaning than what is displayed on page. As the book continues‚ and the boys descend into savagery‚ the context of Piggy’s glasses‚ the conch‚ and the fire are changed into symbols of things the boys once had. Piggy’s glasses are one of the most important items on the island. Piggy’s glasses allow the creation of fire‚ which grants the creation

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    Jane Eyre: Sexism

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    In the cases of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice and Emily Bronte’s Jane Eyre‚ the ideals of romantic love are very much the same. In both 19th century novels‚ women’s wants and needs are rather simplified. However‚ this could also be said for the roles and ideals of the male characters. While it was obvious that this era was responsible for a large amount of anti-female sexism in society and the economy‚ can it also be said that male-female partnerships were simplified from the male perspective

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    Feminism in Jane Austen

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    Feminism in Jane Austen "I often wonder how you can find time for what you do‚ in addition to the care of the house; and how good Mrs. West could have written such books and collected so many hard works‚ with all her family cares‚ is still more a matter of astonishment! Composition seems to me impossible with a head full of joints of mutton and doses of rhubarb." -- Jane Austen‚ letter of September 8 1816 to Cassandra "I will only add in justice to men‚ that though to the larger and more trifling

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    Emma by Jane Austen

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    Introduction : Jane Austen’s Emma‚ published in 1815‚ presents an in-depth look on how society in England dealt with the differences between classes‚ precisely on how the members of the upper class interacted both with each others and with those lower than them. Emma is a departure for Jane Austen to take a side as a moralist and observe the common behavior of people in particular the cynism of social classes. The author herself spent her first 26 years in a small village like Highbury

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    Feminism In Jane Eyre

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    Canterbury Tales Compared to Jane Eyre A significant in the world has always been inequality of gender‚ and still‚ women face its challenges. For example‚ many parts of the world do not grant the same freedoms as men so women are denied many rights both political and social. How did the origins of gender inequality in the past centuries start? It is not entirely clear why people have viewed men and women so differently. Fortunately‚ as the first seeds of feminism began to take root‚ people began

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