Analysis On Defoe's Roxana

The two main women in Edna’s life serve as foils of each other and static characters to which Edna can compare. Adele Ratignole presents the ideal, socially-accepted woman figure. She exemplifies all that is perfect: devoted wife seeking only to please her spouse, loving mother, knowledgeable, conventional, “mother-woman,” elegant, charming, simple, and servant to both her family and society. Completely opposite of the dependent woman is Mademoiselle Reisz who personifies all that Adele would disgust. Reisz remains isolated from society, shunned as a recluse for her passion of music. She is unpopular, solitary, unmarried, childless, but also courageous, passionate, independent, inspired, and free. The two figures rest on polar ends of a societal spectrum. This distance creates a horrific gap within which Edna finds herself. Edna identifies with both women, having qualities and tendencies of each. This dual connection complicates Edna’s identity; she cannot fully embody either woman type while she possesses qualities of the other. Edna remains in a situation in which success cannot be achieved.

However, she also discusses how she felt judged from the moment she stepped foot out the house to until she returned back home. This leads her to wanting acceptance, love and to be accepted as she is. Due to her wanting those things, she has become broken. To gain back her power, Roxane Gay attempts to reframe the word fat and attempts to refrain herself from viewing it as an insult.

Even though Roxane realizes that it was Cyrano writing the letters, he never betrays Christian. An honorable friend will not betray his companion. An honorable man will always keep his word and stay true to his friend no matter what happens. Rostand coveys this through the Cyrano’s tone and actions, figurative language, and the character’s circumstances.

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Nora expects when what she calls the terrible storm breaks over her, “Krogstads letter” that her husband would step forward and take all the guilt and responsibilities, but to her ammusement he never did. She needed validation that her husband loved her inspite of what she had done, He continued to argue that no man would sacrifice their honor not even for love. Showing his self-centredness and only concerned about himself. Nora argues that millions of women have.

Cordelia's ineffectual attempts to denigrate Ambrose defy the classic crime fiction 'happy ending', and her naturally flawed state is a representation of our own imperfect world. ((CONCLUSION))

Whether, it was the remark of Ro’s father to her or her mother, or even the exchange of words from her mother to her, all had a great impact and affected one another. The harsh words of Ro’s father shaped her into the women she ended up becoming. A woman who could not hold back despite what was said to her. The vulgarity that Ro’s father used to describe her and her mother while he was having one of his many fits actually made the women better people. Ro’s mother a strong women herself, didn’t let such harsh words break her or Ro. Ro was able to use her father’s mistakes in order to learn what she didn’t like in a man, and by doing so, she married someone completely different and loving. Ro was doing the right think when she would yell back at her father for mistreating her or mother. Incidents like that gave Ro a backbone and helped her not to let others abuse her like he did. Being put in the situation Ro was put in with her father had some negative effects on her, but she had so much positive growth that essentially helped

People should like other people the same way they like a fridge, they like what's in the inside. Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac is about a swashbuckling poet and musician, who unfortunately has a very large nose. Due to his large nose, he doubts himself and prevents himself from believing he has a chance with his beautiful distant cousin, Roxanne. Roxanne however, loves a man she thinks isn't a fool for his outer beauty named Christian. Rostand masterfully shows the flaws of society that perturbed him.

Hence, Austen’s protagonist Catherine Morland, is not the typical gothic heroine, she is an ordinary, gullible, and naïve young girl. However, stereotypically, to the gothic novels she reads, Catherine becomes absorbed with the metonymical language, and hackneyed fantasised events portrayed in this gothic fiction. Thus, Catherine’s ingenuousness disposition makes it difficult for her to differentiate between the fictitious gothic world, and real life-reality. Ultimately, she misunderstands situations, confuses friendships, and fails to distinguish between manipulative and genuine

There has been heated critical debate concerning whether Defoe presents Moll and Roxana's adaptability in regards to identity as worthy of condemnation or, more controversially, as an impressive feat of deception that overcomes the need for moralising. Novels have been described as primarily a didactic genre, particularly in the eighteenth century (footnote), and yet particularly with Moll, who ends the narrative prospering through her earlier (however unintentional) crimes without a conclusive redemptive arc, Defoe seems disinterested in carrying on this literary tradition. Whilst Nicola Lacey argues that Moll Flanders is primarily "a tale of sin and repentance"(footnote) Moll has no arguable redemption arc with a clear and coherent ending;

Trials and tribulations are thrusted upon Phenox Jackson as she journeys from her serene home in the countryside to the city for her grandson’s medicine. She encounters dangers that many people would flee from, yet she stands her ground and continues on her path. Through these dangers, Eudora Welty, author of A Worn Path, uses direct and indirect characterization through Phoenix Jackson’s description and actions. Welty paints a picture by Jackson’s characterizations that show how she is capable of withstanding obstacles and is tenacious on her journey into the seemingly unforgiving city.

       As the tale begins we immediately can sympathize with the repressive plight of the protagonist.  Her romantic imagination is obvious as she describes the "hereditary estate" (Gilman, Wallpaper 170) or the "haunted house" (170) as she would like it to be.  She tells us of her husband, John, who "scoffs" (170) at her romantic sentiments and is "practical to the extreme" (170).  However, in a time

This study will define the empowerment of the feminist heroine in the Anglo-Saxon Literary tradition of Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. In Austen’s novel, the characterization of Elinor as a feminist heroine is defined through her intelligence, morality, and refutation of patriarchal traditions. This type of feminist heroine has its roots in the story of Beowulf, which defines the role of Wealhtheow as the empowered wife of King Hrothgar. Wealhtheow serves the great mead cup of Hrothgar to raise Beowulf’s standing in the royal court. More so, the role of Mother Mary as the patron of Sir Gawain in his fight against the powers of evil that tempt him into immoral acts by rejecting the seduction

Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a novel that features vibrant character development but the biggest development is that which occurs in Catherine Morland. Catherine’s character nearly develops in all components of her being and she is able to evolve from the unorthodox “heroine” that she is initially described as. In the novel, Catherine starts out as an incredibly naïve and inexperienced girl who confuses all facets of the real world as the plot in a Gothic novel. Catherine develops as a character through her social interactions with those around her as it helps her gain experience with how to correctly perceive the world. With her newly gained experience of her surroundings, Catherine develops and is able to see the real world through a social lens rather than her own subjective lens or that of a Gothic lens.

Like other Jane Austen novels, such as Emma or Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey's primary trajectory is the development of the main female character. Even though Catherine Morland is not a typical female Bildungsroman, her realizations in who she is and who she is becoming are very evident throughout the novel. Webster's Dictionary defines the Bildungsroman as "a novel which traces the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character towards maturity." In this novel, the main developments of Catherine being traced are the social, psychological, emotional, and intellectual, in addition to her growth as a fully functional lady of society. This paper will focus on