In addressing the issues faced by women in the poem ‘The Ruined Maid’‚ I must consider the conditions of women in Victorian society and more specifically‚ how the writer has represented them. The presentation of Hardy’s female characters‚ especially the fallen women‚ is rather sympathetic. Critic Geoffrey Harvey argues that Hardy’s ‘intelligent and sympathetic portrayal of women is informed by his perception of the inextricable entanglement of gender and class issues’‚ which means that he observes
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Miss Brill Miss Brill is a story about Miss Brill‚ a middle-aged English teacher living by the Public Gardens in a French town. As the story begins‚ she decides to wear a fur during her usual walking in the park‚ on a Sunday afternoon. The fur is very special to her and she thinks of it as a living creature. She hasn’t worn it for a long time and now feels happy‚ feeling her “dear little thing” on her body. When she arrives at the park‚ she notices that there’re more people than last Sunday and
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In the story‚ "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield we see the main idea of "Miss Brill" suffering from the pain of loneliness‚ and her attempts to experience life through the experiences of total stranger that actually reflects her life. Miss Brill life is not told to you straight but is revealed slowly by the example given from the story. We see Miss Brill seeking for love and compassion by her rubbing her fur tenderly and taking good care of the fur" rubbed the life into the dim little eyes" (p
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| Katherine MansfieldLife of Ma Parker When the literary gentleman‚ whose flat old Ma Parker cleaned every Tuesday‚ opened the door to her that morning‚ he asked after her grandson. Ma Parker stood on the doormat inside the dark little hall‚ and she stretched out her hand to help her gentleman shut the door before she replied. "We buried ’im yesterday‚ sir‚" she said quietly. "Oh‚ dear me! I’m sorry to hear that‚" said the literary gentleman in a shocked tone. He was in the middle of his breakfast
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seem that maids working in a first world country like Singapore‚ has it easy off‚ compared to those working in second world countries‚ but there is a hidden claw that scars maids in this roaring Lion City. Some may say that maid abuse is not a widespread problem and that the irresponsible reporting of maid abuse by the local papers and television is the problem. On the other hand‚ others believe that maid abuse still remains a widespread problem.(Singaporean‚ para. 12) Singapore maids undergo the
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Analysis of an extract from ‘The Singing Lesson’ by Katherine Mansfield “ With despair - cold‚ sharp despair - buried deep in her heart like a wicked knife‚ Miss Meadows‚ in cap and gown and carrying a little baton‚ trod the cold corridors that led to the music hall. Girls of all ages‚ rosy from the air‚ and bubbling over with that gleeful excitement that comes from running to school on a fine autumn morning‚ hurried‚ skipped‚ fluttered by; from the hollow class-rooms came a quick drumming of
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After being put-off by the Hypermart people today I could try out Minute Maid ’Pulpy Orange’ at a local small retailer. It has taken close to six month for the brand to reach the Hindi Heartland after the its launch in three southern states in February. First the plus points of the product‚ It tastes good‚ and the tag like ’Puply Orange’ stands up to the expectations both while drinking and visibility of the pulp . The tag line and product experince match...The distribution and the POPs for the launch
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Abusing Babies by their Personal Maids Maids are authorized to take good care of our properties. But are they also authorized of hurting our young brothers and sisters or even the acquitted babies? Why they are doing this? And why this incident happens? Wide range of harmful actions which generally affects with the age of babies can be progressed if they don’t handle with good discipline. Abusing a baby is when wrath surrounds a person leads to violence and lack of self-control. Most of the
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analysis of Jane Austen’s narrative in her 3rd novel ‘Mansfield Park’ (1814) is based on his own studies of ‘orientalism’. This term is defined by Said as a variety of false assumptions /depictions of Eastern people within Western attitudes. This is achieved‚ he argues‚ through the literary discourse provided by post-enlightenment‚ post-colonial American/European (Western) authors. Said draws our attention to an underlying theme of ‘Mansfield Park’‚ which is empire. Said recycles his interpretation
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The Ruined Maid Denying the harsh moral codes set upon you can at times improve your material circumstances; however it can reduce you to a situation lower than poverty. Hardy’s dramatic dialogue “The Ruined Maid” attempts to portray the injustices and ironies of Victorian morality. Hardy is able to achieve this through his elaborate control over language. The class distinctions and moral codes placed upon women in the Victorian era have a large degree of irony. In the first stanza Hardy introduces
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