Jane Arden

Jane Austen’s satirical guide to proper etiquette and decorum prose fiction/novel Emma (1815) and Amy Heckerling’s teen flick Clueless (1995) were two poles apart yet it retained the essential contexts of the original text. While the original plot of Emma has been altered the themes in Clueless remain the same through textual, intertextual and contextual means. By acclimatizing the picturesque country society of Highbury contrasted to those of the higher class into the fast-paced modernity of…

Na Chen Argumentative Essay-Scarlet “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good Pride represents our dignity and self respected. ‘Bad Pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” This quote by John C. Maxwell explains how pride could be good or bad. Also, there are many quotes from the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” saying how pride could be wonderful or terrible. Pride is a terrible thing to have because it could lead you to hurt others, ruin…

While their relationship traversed the high and lows, Jane rather quickly came to the conclusion that Mr. Rochester wished only to use her as an object of entertainment, and abandons him. Moving into her new area of employment at Thornfield, Jane was deeply concerned that she would “become incapable of appreciating the very privileges of security and ease” that were often stripped from Victorian women (Simpson 1). Given that virtually all male figures she had ever encountered were dreadful…

Over my 2-week winter brake I spent my off time from work watching a new show called Brooklyn nine-nine, looking at the cast and premise of the show I didn’t know any of the actors or could get a clue of what the story of such show would focus on. During the first few episodes it is stablished that the show is about detectives who belong to Brooklyn’s 99th precinct and how their practices affect one another within this environment. The show became heavily focused on its characters and throughout…

In Jane Eyre, the setting changes five times. As Jane goes from one location to the next, they parallel a certain stage of her life. The first place she resides in is Gateshead, the home of her aunt and cousins, Eliza, Georgiana, and John. She lives there until she is ten years old. Although her cousins bully and torment and she gets rejected by her aunt, she still finds something she wants to do, which is school, which paves the way for her that leads her to many places in her life. The second…

something in my brain and heart, in my blood and nerves, that assimilates me mentally to him.” - Jane Eyre (page 203) In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Bronte uses diction in this passage to portray a strong connection with Mr. Rochester that Jane has gained confidence in herself to love Mr. Rochester. In this passage, Jane reflects after seeing Mr. Rochester’s guests ignoring Mr. Rochester’s gifts. Jane refers to Mr. Rochester as “not of their kind. I believe he is of mine” (page 203) which…

In the end, Jane rejects all three ideas of Christianity. She does not believe in the cruel and hypocritical religious notion of Brocklehurst. Unlike Helen, she speaks up for her beliefs, such as the time she is dragged into the red-room by the Reed family, and believes that “loving your enemy” is a ridiculous doctrine. Finally, she does not have a fake passion toward religion like St. John. Instead, Jane discovers her own standing on religion while still believing in morality and in God. For…

Glendale Community College The use of appearance in Charlotte Bronte’s Villette 10121817 English 102 Professor Piper Rooney 01/24/2018 The novel, Villette by Charlotte Bronte, depicts various themes in which the author attempts to convey important and controversial issues during her time. In this essay, I will discuss Bronte’s use of the motif of appearance throughout the novel, and explain how it is one of the key elements throughout the narrative. The protagonist of the…

with the tone, the characters, the setting, and any current or underlying conflict. These qualities can easily be seen and acknowledged in the first chapter of Emma, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre as the author has used the introduction to set the basis for the rest of the novels. The first chapter of Jane Austen’s Emma opens into the story. It begins at the Woodhouse home, Hartfield, and introduces five different characters to the plotline as well as the tone and conflict. First is Emma…

Jane Austen was a very influential writer in the nineteenth century; she has never faded from popular opinion or discussions. Many of Austen’s novels, such as Emma, have been reimagined into films, enabling her to reach many different audiences through different interpretations. Emma is a beautiful novel about a young woman who is convinced that she will never marry; she does, however, what to help whoever she can in this matter. Once she deems herself successful in matching Miss Taylor, “less a…