I made an infographic for this project illustrating the shifting gender politics between Jane and Mr. Rochester, as well as depicting Jane’s relationship to feminine and masculine gender expression as it relates to the men in the novel. An infographic was an easy way to display quotes that provided insight into Jane’s feelings towards Mr.… Read more An Illustration of Disability and Gender Politics in “Jane Eyre”
Danielle Murphy
Disability in Jane Eyre
Chapters 21-30 changed my view of Jane Eyre, especially how it relates to depictions of disability. Initially, when I began reading this book, it seemed to differ from the other content of this course. As a reader, I had to grasp to find representations of disability, which were eventually found between Jane and Mr. Rochester.… Read more Disability in Jane Eyre
Reflection: Social Awkwardness in Jane Eyre
Knowing that this class was meant to explore disability in British literature, I initially struggled to see how Jane Eyre fit in. None of the characters stood out to me in any particular way. And While Jane Eyre was definitely an outsider among others, it seemed more as a result of the meanness of Mrs.… Read more Reflection: Social Awkwardness in Jane Eyre
Project Reflection
In response to krm1087’s project “Images of Frankenstein’s Creature:” I think this is something many of us in the class found very interesting, the varying depictions of Frankenstein’s monster, and so I am very happy you decided to delve deeper into this for your first project. I think it is very telling of the cultural… Read more Project Reflection
Disabled Space: Depictions of the Disabled in Modern British Literature
Society functions on the notion of ins and outs, those who are “in” the society and those who are banished from the protective walls that delineate it. One can define society variously, but inclusion and exclusion are always at the root of this abstraction. For example, “human society” or civilization includes all the people of… Read more Disabled Space: Depictions of the Disabled in Modern British Literature
Sympathy for Dr. Frankenstein
When reading Frankenstein, it’s easy to focus on the monster’s alienation, struggles, and potential disability. He’s also more often than not the receiver of the reader’s sympathy. Seen as deformed, lonely, and abused by a cruel and unforgiving world for no fault of his own, the monster gets all the attention from those who’ve read… Read more Sympathy for Dr. Frankenstein
Disabled Space?
After being created and cast out by Dr. Frankenstein, the monster is cloistered on the fringes of society. He first goes into the woods, where he describes an experience that sounds very much like infancy, as he discovers his sense and adjusts to lightness and darkness, the most fundamental aspects of how living being exist… Read more Disabled Space?
Hamlet in History
Don’t you love it when the content of two of your current classes aligns perfectly? I am also enrolled in a history general education class called “Treating ‘Madness:’ Mental Illness and Therapy in History.” The few things that course taught me so far offered many insights in Hamlet, particularly on the suggested origins of Hamlet’s… Read more Hamlet in History
Disability in the Books We Read
I’m actually really happy that this class will provide me with an opportunity to view literature through the lens of disability because, honestly, I didn’t even know what the word “ableist” meant until last semester, when I took Global Lit with Professor Helms. No one talks about this. Literature classes always fixate heavily on racism… Read more Disability in the Books We Read