Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea is a post-colonial story taking place in Jamaica after the emancipation of slaves. This text centers around Antionette, a white woman, who is the kin of former slave owners. She has a deep history to the island and, despite her abuse from angry former slaves, she feels a connection with… Read more Ecofeminism as the Roots of Patriarchal Insecurity in Wide Sargasso Sea
Melissa Murphy
Race in Wide Sargasso Sea
In the first 86 pages of Wide Sargasso Sea, we are introduced to the various factions of people living on the island. There is an intermingling between former black slaves, creole whites that have lived on the island for generations, and mixed-race people that are usually a product of slave owners raping their slaves years… Read more Race in Wide Sargasso Sea
Jane Eyre: The Ending
All throughout reading Jane Eyre, just when I thought I knew where this story was going a plot twist was thrown in to refute all expectations. The end of this story took me by complete surprise. Not only did Jane go back to Thornfield to marry Mr. Rochester but discovered that the house was in… Read more Jane Eyre: The Ending
Villainizing Disability
As Jane prepares for her wedding, she feels more and more nervous about the event. Mr. Rochester, sensing her distress, coerces her to tell him what is bothering her. She tells him a nightmarish story that occurred in the early morning hours one night. She describes the person she saw in her room. Jane recounts… Read more Villainizing Disability
Predicting Jane Eyre
When I started reading Jane Eyre, I didn’t see a point to the story. It seemed to just drone on and on about this girl’s life with no real reason. This story started off dry and cumbersome to read. However, I knew that because this book started out so slow there were two possibilities as… Read more Predicting Jane Eyre
Depression and How to Overcome It
“I Am the Only Being Whose Doom” and Jane Eyre showcases the agonies often experienced in youth. Both of the characters in these pieces feel depressed. Jane, at the age of 10, feels all alone in the world and experiences a great unhappiness in her life at Gateshead. The speaker in “I Am the Only… Read more Depression and How to Overcome It
The Downfall of Frankenstein
Obsession: When Frankenstein goes off to school a new found part of himself opens up and sends him on a trajectory to self-destruction. Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his work. He no longer notices the changes of the seasons. He becomes completely cut off from his family and neglects contacting them for months as he becomes… Read more The Downfall of Frankenstein
Companionship and Revenge: Frankenstein Questions
1. What does Frankenstein reveal about the importance of companionship? In this text, companionship is shown to be something that is an essential element to the human condition. When the characters in the text find themselves alone, their mental soundness quickly deteriorates. The monster spent much of the novel sharing his story with trying to… Read more Companionship and Revenge: Frankenstein Questions
Stuck on the Outside: Frankenstein Reflection
In the first part of his tale, the monster finds himself rejected in many instances. When he first finds himself reanimated, he is alone in the woods, separated from the comfort, acceptance, and safety of a society. He is forced to live a primal existence, where he survives off of whatever he can gather in… Read more Stuck on the Outside: Frankenstein Reflection
Grief and the Downfall of Hamlet and Ophelia
Grief, the deep sorrow that one feels after the death of a loved one, must be dealt with appropriately. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, multiple characters are faced with loss and the subsequent grief that goes along with that. This grief is characterized as ‘madness’ by the other characters in the play, leaving the grief-stricken to suffer… Read more Grief and the Downfall of Hamlet and Ophelia