How and why are selected canonical texts re-written by female authors? Answer with close reference to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea. The Sargasso Sea is a relatively still sea‚ lying within the south-west zone of the North Atlantic Ocean‚ at the centre of a swirl of warm ocean currents. Metaphorically‚ for Jean Rhys‚ it represented an area of calm‚ within the wide division between England and the West Indies. Within such an area‚ a sense of stability
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end of year showcase‚ Brontë: The life and the literature. The plays performed within the showcase will be Brontë and Jane Eyre. The two plays were chosen because Brontë explores the lives of the Brontë sisters and mentions their literally achievements and Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë (adapted by Polly Teale)‚ explores the struggle of a woman choosing between her head and heart‚ a pressure felt by all the Brontë sisters. I play the character of Anne Brontë in Brontë by Polly Teale. Polly
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A Dill Pickle Explication The short story A Dill Pickle was written by Katherine Mansfield. It takes place sometimes in the early 1900s in some kind of Japanese themed restaurant. There is one main object throughout the story that is important to the plot‚ and that is‚ like the title suggests‚ a dill pickle. The story is about a woman named Vera‚ and a man she has met there that she has not seen in years‚ and one of the stories he tells her is about how one time during lunch while he was in Russia
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Only then did people become aware of the author of these popular works of literature- all the novels published during her lifetime had been published anonymously. Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was born in Yorkshire‚ England (where Wuthering Heights is set)‚ the fifth of six children of Patrick and Maria Bronte. The isolation of the Bronte children seems to have generated a rich life of the imagination. She and her sisters Anne and Charlotte began writing poetry at an early age‚ and actually published
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English has always been one of my favorite subjects. Writing is a stress reliever for me and it helps me vent. I was glad when I found out I was in a writing class and my expectations were very much met. The class itself was easy yet informative; the teacher has a good way of getting the material across. The work was partnered up well with our books and it helped out a lot for our research papers. The class had three books used for help and we mostly used two of them. The two books were very helpful
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Explication for “A Diamond Guitar” The final scene of Truman Capote’s “A Diamond Guitar” helps the reader develop a perfect view of how the characters in the story truly are. Mr. Schaeffer‚ a man of 50‚ is in prison because he killed a man‚ and Tico Feo‚ a boy of only 18‚ is there because he cut a sailor’s ear off. From details throughout the story you can tell that each man has done this for a different reason‚ but I would not say that either are bad men. Mr. Schaeffer is claimed to have
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The Development of Frankenstein’s Monster: An Explication of the Creature’s Tale A baby is born helpless in the world‚ innocent and naïve. In the quest for personal development‚ nature itself was the enemy for Frankenstein’s monster. Mary Shelley compares the helpless creature to that of a baby‚ and without the help of his creator‚ has to teach himself about the outside world around him. By using naturalistic sensory imagery and the creature’s personal grown and development‚ whether he is learning
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Bailey Krasovec Garden of Love Explication When considering the many works of William Blake‚ the poem “The Garden of Love” withstands to me as one of his best poems‚ and one that can be interpreted in a vast number of ways. After reading literary criticism on this poem‚ it was interesting how differently the author of the article critiques the piece‚ in comparison to how I myself had originally perceived it. In my opinion‚ William Blake is a poet of great complexity‚ who before his time had
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Changing World: A Comparison of Victorian Authors Charlotte Bronte and Thomas Hardy Change is an inevitable force that sweeps through every continent without so much as a hello. Change has destroyed entire countries‚ while initiating a famine throughout the next. Change is seen by many as a dangerous entity that only seeks to destroy all of mankind. Charlotte Bronte‚ a Victorian poet‚ was different. Bronte was advocate for change‚ and a secretive one too. Thomas Hardy‚ also a Victorian poet‚ was
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John Carteret AP English 12 Period 3 October 20‚ 2013 "If" Explication What makes a man? In a world controlled by power and greed‚ virtue and honesty are lost in the midst. Rudyard Kipling’s “If” challenges one to be all the things that make a man. “If” employs the literary techniques of repetition‚ diction‚ rhyme and rhythm to appeal to the common man and reinforce the theme of human trial‚ and the challenge faced by all to be virtuous. The theme is further expressed in the subtle tones of
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