Essays On Books

Jane Eyre is a classic romance novel by Charlotte Bronte based on part of the author’s own days in a brutal boarding school. Jane Eyre was published in 1847 under the male pen name Currer bell, during the Victorian era when males dominated the household and society. Charlotte Bronte was brought up in Yorkshire at […]

Rhys’ character Antoinette derives from Charlotte Bronte’s powerful depiction in ‘Jane Eyre’ of Bertha, a Creole woman who is wildly insane. In ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ Jean Rhys creates a history for Antoinette, developing reasons for the madness of the character presented in ‘Jane Eyre. ‘ The reader can go back to ‘Jane Eyre’ and sympathise […]

‘Jane Eyre’ is a novel written by Charlotte Bronte in the year 1847. The novel is about a woman, who is giving an account on her life story. The novel ‘Jane Eyre’ reflects Back to Charlotte Bronte’s life. Question: Discuss the differences between the characters, Mr Broklehurst and Miss Temple. How does Charlotte Bronte use […]

Jane Eyre is the eponymous heroine and involved narrator of this novel. She is a small, dejected girl who lives with her middle-class aunt and cousins, as her parents died when she was young. Although she may not be suffering physically from hunger or disease, she is suffering emotionally. Jane is depressed, unloved, and constantly […]

There were many factors that influenced the educational system in Victorian times. They included religious beliefs, gender, class and the industrial revolution. These are explored in Dickens’s Hard Times and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Dickens is particularly critical of the standards of education at the time of the Victorian period and the methods of teaching […]

Helen Burns relationship with Jane Eyre is significantly important to her. She is the first person to show her true kindness and her first real friend. When they first meet Jane is instantly drawn to Helen as a Kindred Spirit for she is engrossed in a book “I think her occupation touched a chord of […]

Based on my understanding of “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte and “Wide Sargasso Sea,” considering the social contexts in which they were written, it seems inevitable that the marriage between Bertha Mason and Edward Rochester would fail. The societal norms and expectations of the time period would not have permitted Rochester and Bertha to live […]

Secret of Thornfield Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre at first gives off as a romantic novel. But there are multiple parts in the book that shows that Jane Eyre is also in the gothic/mystery genre. In Jane Eyre, after Jane entered Thornfield, there were many current of events that led me to believe that Mr. Rochester […]

The novel, Jane Eyre, describes the transformation from childhood to adulthood of an orphaned girl named Jane. Bertha Mason, is portrayed as the alter ego of the orphaned girl, Jane Eyre. This statement could be interrupted in many ways. One being-for an example- Bertha being a symbol and representation of Jane’s feeling in regard to […]

Wide Sargasso Sea and Jane Eyre intertwined In Wide Sargasso Sea, author Jean Rhys uses intertextuality to tell the story of Antoinette Mason. Intertexuality is when an author bases their book/novel off of another text. In this case, Wide Sargasso Sea is shaped from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and it elaborates on the character of […]

Essay for The Great Gatsby The plot and the setting of book and movie are very similar. There was a lot of thins borrowed from the book, but there was a lot changed as well. The movie followed the plot of book very closely and portrayed the setting of the book very well. A lot […]

The relationship between Carolyn Gatsby and Daisy challenges the beliefs of philosopher Nonionic, who claims that a true love partnership should be acknowledged publicly, maintain mutual well-being, and accept shared responsibility. Gatsby and Daisy’s time together did not result in a genuine bond of love, proving that it is almost impossible to form one. Despite […]

Finally, in chapter 3 we o to Gatsby manor for his party on West Egg, representing new money. Throughout the book there is an idea of hedonism, simply living your life in order to maximize pleasure, which was a common lifestyle choice in the asses as people began to think life was too short after […]

In this imaging De Eastern world, people only consider the fantasies and pretend that no harsh reality ex SST there, sometimes associating happiness with materialistic things: money, love, and p reporter. In Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby the main character, Jay Gatsby, believes he must win back his former lover, Daisy, with money to achieve […]

Daisy id not marry Gatsby even though they were in love because he was poor and could not provide her with the life she wanted. She and Tom were in love at one point, but he h ad the money to provide her with the lifestyle she was accustomed to. Tom was not as happy […]

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrayed various characters, each with unique characteristics and behaviors. Notably, Tom stood out as an intriguing character. Tom displays his arrogance and self-serving nature through various actions, such as frequently expressing white supremacist beliefs that suggest the superiority of whites in creating civilization. He also enjoys demeaning others, […]

“Gatsby is said to be not quite credible for Gatsby, divided between power and dream, comes to inevitability to stand for America itself.” This statement is true, but only from the viewpoint that its basic premise is correct. Gatsby isn’t credible as a character if he comes to stand “for America itself”, true, but I […]

The concept of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as emphasized by Martin Luther King Jr., is a significant topic in the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The character of Jay Gatsby embodies the American dream in particular. During the study of literature, we often seek out an exceptional character. One […]

Fitzgerald slowly reveals Gatsby’s history to build up the mystery to who he really is. Fitzgerald has Nick use a semantic field of fabrication as he tells of Gatsby’s ‘imagination’ and ‘Platonic conception of himself’ as a teenager to highlight the facade that revolves around Gatsby. The references to ‘conception’ and ‘inventions’ emphasise Nick’s, and […]

Many people are told to follow their dreams, but this advice should be taken cautiously. We all have within ourselves goals and dreams, yet, as optimists, we sometimes tend to vision only the bright side of the future. The cons are not taken much into consideration or even noticed until it is too late. Both […]

The word great in the title gives the expectation to the reader that Gatsby is going to be a marvellous character with strong morals, great achievements and a desire to change and improve things. This expectation of him is not fulfilled and the character presented is not the one the title suggests. This is not […]

The notion that Gatsby is ‘great’ comes largely from the narrator, Nick Carraway. He often looks for gorgeous things in Gatsby’s life, for example his car and his house, as a pointer towards Gatsby’s importance. He looks for other signs of Gatsby’s significance in his youth, explaining how he started his career with Dan Cody […]