Analysis Of The Text ' Lady Audley 's Secret '

Secrets play a large role in Jane Eyre. Describe two of the most important plot secrets that provide turning points in the novel, and explain how they help or generate suspense or introduce conflict or resolution

The way that the novel’s characters regard Arthur Radley greatly suggest how they accept the world around them. It seems that, for many in this town because of its setting, bringing out the worst in people is easier than accepting their human truth.

This quote shows that even when the Radley’s aren’t trying to hurt anybody, they still do. This shows the reader that all around the Radley’s are a terrible family that everybody is afraid of and too scared to confront them.

The character helps understand the theme in the story, that individuality must be treasured in our society, because it shows what the emotional and physical links to the society in the book, as well as the mental states and feelings influencing the text.

Set in the town of Maycomb County, this novel describes the journey of two young kids growing up in a small-minded town, learning about the importance of innocence and the judgement that occurs within. The individuals of Maycomb are very similar, with the exception of Arthur “Boo” Radley, the town’s recluse. Boo Radley has never been seen outside, and as a result of this, the children in the town are frightened of him and make up rumors about the monstrous things he allegedly does. This leaves the individuals in the town curious as to if Boo Radley really is a “malevolent phantom” like everyone assumes that he is or if he is just misunderstood and harmless. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Boo Radley is a saviour. This is

• What are the characters’ emotions, attitudes, and behaviors? What do these indicate to the reader about the character?

“It was a melancholy little drama, woven from bits and scraps of gossip and neighborhood legend: Mrs. Radley had been beautiful until she married Mr. Radley and lost all her

Harriet Jacobs, or Linda Brent in the book, was born in 1813 near Edenton, North Carolina as a slave. She was blessed with, in her words, “unusually fortunate circumstances(Jacobs, Pg.3)” until age six when her mother died. She stayed with her mistress, Margaret Horniblow, until she was twelve years old where on her mistress’s death she was willed to her mistress’s niece and as a result her new mistress’s father, Dr. Flint. Unlike with her previous mistress, her life with the Flints was harsh and demanding. She eventually escaped from her life with the Flint’s and hid herself away. She was free for a time but she was eventually bought once again, though with a kinder owner who allowed her to write her book while working for her.

In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, there was a very unique, distinct, and important character; Arthur Radley, also known as Boo Radley. Arthur Radley has a very suspicious and unique past and way of living, which brought up a lot of different opinions and theories; especially when it came to Jean Louise Finch, Jeremy Finch, and Dill Harris. In this essay, you will be read about the progression of the different theories and rumours that were made about Arthur Radley.

In part one of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the reader is introduced to Scout, the narrator of the book, her family and other members of the community in which she lives. Scout and her older brother Jem are the children of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression. Scout and Jem meet Dill, a boy spending the summer with his Aunt Rachel. He is between Scout and Jem’s age and becomes a great friend and playmate. He, like Scout and Jem are enjoying the freedom of no school, using their imagination inventing, and playing games throughout the summer. Next door to Scout and Jem, lives a very curious individual whom they have never seen but heard rumors about. This individual has been kept isolated by his father because of some innocent pranks he was involved in over fifteen years ago. Arthur “Boo” Radley is a young man rumored to be root of all evil in the small town of Maycomb. Curiosity is a theme repeated throughout part one as the Scout, Jem, and Dill desire to know or learn more about life and Boo Radley.

Lady Audley’s Secret, set in the Victorian Era, a time where women were stay-at-home mothers who took care of their children and doted on their husbands, Lucy Graham, also known as Helen Talboy’s, uses her beauty to full potential. This is a young woman from a low-income household who is has changed by marriage; she captivates men by her physical beauty and acquires wealth in return. The novel uses a contrast among different types of women during this era. The Victorian era was notorious for change in women. It is through Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s book, a historic shift from a man-run society to a more optimistic society for women, Lady Audley and the other female protagonists show that women are capable of being as intelligent as men and able

The rhetorical devices in the first third of the passage are used to paint a picture of the man persuading Robert to follow him and be saved. The mysterious man is portrayed as being unappealing and threatening. For example, the use of sonic imagery to describe the man’s voice as having a “grating rasp” allows readers to visualize this unhealthy figure as disturbing. The simile comparing the “man’s throat moving like a clammy turkey skin” shows a resemblance between his neck to that of a saggy turkey, making us believe the man is either old, is severely ill and malnourished, or both. He has “red-splotched cheeks, feverish eyes”, and a black suit that is “unpressed” and “unclean”. The use of this visual imagery allows us to vividly see how the man is wholly unfit and disheveled. This is also asyndeton and is used to speed up the rhythm, creating more suspenseful action. The man grabs Robert and his fingers are compared to that of a skeleton to

The epistolary structure of the novel and the subsequent use of multiple narrators forces the reader to judge for themselves what is true and what is dramatized from the letters. Due to the story being retold from the point of view of Victor the reader is more likely to understand why Victor and Walton deem the monster a malevolent and insensitive brute.

This leads to the conclusion that in Atticus' eyes the Radley's are not bad people. This creates tension in the novel because of the different views

Mr. Radley is a shy, kind man who has never harmed a soul is constantly misjudged by society. He is referred to as a mockingbird because of his innocence. His innocence is shown when he tries to become friends with scout and Jem by leaving them gifts. His innocents also comes out when he saves Jem and Scout from Bob ewell. Scout knows it would be a sin to bring him to trial for the death of Mr. Bob Ewell, because hurting Mr.Radley would be like “shootin’ a mockingbird”(Lee 276).