A Comparative Analysis of Different Passages

The Victorian Era was known for its propriety, and for its social standards that could be as strict as the caste system in India. Citizens in England of low social regard faced many prejudices and limitations that could be almost insurmountable to overcome. Much like the caste system, people considered to be the dregs of society were often alienated and had little room for opportunity. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre, the main character, Jane, suffers social prejudice because she is a simple governess, revealing much about the social stigmas about the working class during the Victorian Era. Jane’s social status limits her not only from being with the one she loves, but also hinders her endeavor to achieve true autonomy.

I love the passages of comfort because its telling you where you can look on the bible vesicle’s that will help you manage any situation you might be going thru at the moment. Not only sad or bad situations but happy and thankful emotions you might be experiencing at the time. Having God as our main priority in our life it’s a blessing because when we follow his path things will fall into place. At least for me that’s how it works.

The general arguments made by Todd Leopold and Doug Gross is that cell phones are a big part in the lives of people today. More specifically Leopold argues that cellphones are taking people’s imagination and creativity away. Leopold writes in this passage “ If you want to get any creativity thinking done, shut off the damned smart phone and detach, reflect and recharge.” In this passage, Leopold is suggesting that in order for people to think for themselves they have to let go off their phones and detach themselves from any technology.. A point made by author Doug Gross suggest cell phone use in today’s society is an addition. More specifically, Gross shares a study from an anthropology professor at the University of Alabama, that says just

The role of women in government exists on a painful pendulum. Even in post-modern culture, women receive derision for their involvement, however, one election in the year 1784 marks for the first time England’s need for forced acknowledgment of power in the female voice. History recalls the reactions as vindictive and abusive; however, for the people alive, it only equaled satire of male opponents. Georgiana, the fifth Duchess of Devonshire, gathered literary and political figures to meet at her Chatsworth home and Devonshire house, and influence them enough to break through as propaganda manager, fete ruler, and even created a speech affectation that plagued each member. However, she did not stop there; Georgiana, her sister, and various other

In the nineteenth century, governess-figure emerged in Victorian society and held a specific position in Victorian novels. Although there are a small number of governess novels, Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey belongs to this genre. Brontë points out her own governess experience in her novel so this novel is partly autobiographical and she explains being a governess in Victorian England society. I will focus on the difficulties of being a governess in the Victorian Britain in Agnes Grey in terms of educational, economical and social hardships.

Therefore, it can be established that one of the factors behind her overprotective and irrational behavior towards Miles is her restricted upbringing that she had experienced. Additionally, Rowe notes, “the peculiar psychology of governesses, who, by reason of their isolated position between the family and the servants, are likely to become ingrown and morbid” (Gale 3). What Rowe means in this is that the nature of a governess typically lies in a direction of negativity or

Society perceives these two characters, and in fact the characters perceive themselves, in a similar way. Both are unwanted and unnoticed, and certainly neither fits into her environment. Jane notices: "I was a discord in Gateshead Hall; I was like nobody there; I had nothing in harmony with Mrs. Reed or her children, or her chosen vassalage" (47). She feels the same way in the company of the guests of Thornfield Hall, who Jane views as too far above her both in elegance and in caste to notice a plain orphan girl: "everyone downstairs was too much engaged to think of us" (197). Likewise, Bertha has nothing in common with the people around her, and all who know of her regard her as a "madwoman" (328), a "mysterious lunatic kept under watch and ward" (320). Mr. Rochester wants nothing to do with Bertha, who he claims he "was cheated into espousing" (320). Clearly, both of these female characters feel very unwanted at some point in their lives, if not throughout.

Jane’s position is almost the reverse of Mrs Weston née Taylor. The life of a governess was seemingly inescapable, save for the connection to Mr. Weston. Mr. Woodhouse’s cries for ‘poor Miss Taylor’ illustrate his social blindness when he cannot recognise the constant desire to further oneself.

In the two given passages, the authors used evidence to support their purpose. In passage number two, the author supported his purpose furthermore successfully in terms of supporting with evidence and style. It says in passage two, “They should be placed where they will be safe.” This was his

The governess’ ambition, however, isn’t her only reason for wanting to please her employer. Multiple critics have specifically mentioned her fascination with her employer in a romantic way. James describes him as a “ rich...extravagant,” man who is “charming” with women, and the governess as a “fluttered” and “anxious girl” (James 149).

One passage that struck me from Toni Morrison’s Sula, was the passage on page 57 describing the scene where Hannah vocalizes her view on a mother’s love towards her children. The passage teaches the reader that in Hannah’s mind, a parent loves their child but does not necessarily like them. The idea a mother does not have to like her child is expressed when Hannah states “You love her, like I love Sula. I just don’t like her” (57). In expressing this, Hannah raises the ambivalence of a mother's love. The author repeats the word “love” throughout the passage, and this use of repetition makes Hannah’s feelings toward Sula, and her view of how all mothers’ emotions, very clear. Love is

The governess has been bored and longing for emotional stimulation for her whole life, and she gets a taste of it when she goes to London. She convinces herself that if she takes the job working for the gentleman, she too will become a part of his world, and live the life she imagines he lives in his impressive home. She was excited in London and assumes that she will be excited at Bly, however, Bly proves to be disappointing because she is bored there too. There is nothing wrong with the children and nothing interesting about the property (aside from its aesthetic grandeur,) so she creates an adventure for herself, so that she might have the opportunity to feel something. During her journey to Bly, the governess has the feeling that "this

James’ novella centers around a young governess who is in charge of watching her employer’s kids at an estate in Bly. The governess’ social standing and desire to keep her job reveal the instability of jobs for women in this era. Her employer, the uncle of Miles and Flora, is a typical wealthy

A single woman with a very narrow income, must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old made!’ (p. 68 – 69). She also adds that ‘single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable’ (p. 69). This shows what Emma’s thought about a woman with no fortune. One of the reasons for Emma’s view is that Jane is an orphan who is left with no fortune, which means that she needs to work for her living or marry a man who could support her living costs. Being a teacher or governess was one of the only occupations in which nineteenth-century single women like Jane Fairfax could earn a living. However, Jane shows hatred towards being a governess when she talks about governess as equal to slave trade. For example, in a conversation between Jane and Mrs. Elton, Jane says ‘There are places in town, offices, where inquiry would soon produce something-offices for the sale not quite of human flesh, but of human intellect’ (p. 235).

Jane’s foster family, the Reeds, restrict her rights, refusing to treat her as an equal to the other members of the family. Jane, at a mere eight years old, is chastised by Mrs. Abbott, the nanny, who asserts, “you are less than a servant, for you do nothing for your keep” (Bronte 11). When Rochester imprisons Antoinette in England, he deprives her of any sense of humanity. The people in their lives who yielded power over them unjustly repressed both women.