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    In addition‚ firstly‚ fire and water imagery symbolize in Gateshead‚ when Jane is speaking of her loneliness in Gateshead’s famous red room where Mr. Reed died. Red room described its haunted atmosphere of fear by the description of the physical aspects of the room because of the Gothic status of this novel. But some critics argue that red room was a symbol of the womb for Jane in order to reborn as an obedient child‚ that is why she locked in the red room. The first stage of Jane’s life with Reed

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    irony. Thomas Love Peacocks "Headlong Hall"‚ "Nightmare Abbey’‚"Maid Marian" and so on are the vehicles of attacks on the cranks and the fads of his day.but very few writers have exploited all possible resources of irony as Jane Austen.It may not be an exaggeration to say that Jane Austen is nothing if not ironical.Irony is her very forte;it is in fact the very soul of her art. Pride and Prejudice‚ for instance‚ is steeped in irony.To put it in other words‚ it is an artistic blend of ironic and dramatic

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    readings by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens both prospective grooms know that having a wife will be a good thing for them. Each story illustrates its own actions and feelings that lead to marriage proposals‚ but both are set in different tones and are for different reasons. Austen’s emphasis is one of acumen‚ while Dickens’ resonance is one of amorousness. The ending result however of both proposals although for different reasons is what benefit’s the suitors. In the passages from Jane Austen’s

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    Do you really know what went on during the holocaust well Jane Yolen wrote a special book about how life was like in the concentration camps which later turned into a movie. There are many different things that go on in between the book and the movie like how there is a major age difference and how Rivka ends up being her cousin. That is some but there’s also many similarities like how Hanna still tells her stories to keep everybody together and how Hanna still sacrifices herself for Rivka. Well

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    clearly) the idiosyncrasies of the various couples within the book‚ Austen parodies the use of marriage to obtain social advancement. Comparison and contrast enables readers to recognise that the Elton relationship is shallow‚ that of Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax‚ based largely on passion‚ while that of Emma and Mr Knightly is grounded on long standing regard‚ respect‚ and mutual affection. Love / Marriage Marriage is a central theme within the text‚ and shown through several different relationships

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    something the first time you hear something about a person or meet someone. The book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ which is about love‚ portrays that statement very well. In this book a gentleman named Mr. Darcy‚ whom the majority of the town hates at first. Mr. Darcy is in love with Elizabeth and tries to win her‚ even though she doesn’t want him based off of what she first learned about him. Jane Austen uses character development in order to illustrate how you shouldn’t always judge a person based

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    The passages taken from Jane Austen’s and Charles Dickens’ novels show differences in marriage proposals. The type of rhetoric used by each man causes different effects . In the first excerpt taken from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ the man reasons that he must set an example for all others in his parish by taking a wife. Not only will he have made use of the advice given him by his patroness‚ Lady Catherine de Bourgh‚ but this wife shall give him happiness. "First‚ that I think it a right

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    world who judge people before they truly know them‚ but every person has a different story. These people can unravel and surprise you. This is shown in the novel called Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes and the short story called “Suzy and Leah‚” by Jane Yolen. In the story Bronx Masquerade there are a variety of kids that all come together and these kids express themselves in poetry. Within this story‚ Grimes shows the difficulties their lives were. In the short story “Suzy and Leah” two characters

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    In the passage from Jane Austen’s Novel Northanger Abbey‚ Austen uses several literary devices to describe Catherine Morland such as her use of diction and imagery to help characterize Catherine Morland. “Her situation in life‚ the character of her father and mother‚ her own person and disposition‚ were all equally against her.” After reading this what would you think of Catherine Morland? That maybe she is poor? Not so bright? This a perfect example of one of the sentences of imagery used by Austen

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    nature. Not only is she judgmental of the other characters‚ but her unrequited affections towards Fitzwilliam Darcy causes her to act in ways she believes will impress her desired suitor. For example‚ when Elizabeth visited the Bingley residence when Jane was sick‚ the Bingley’s‚ Mr. Darcy‚ and Elizabeth were

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