Dicken's Attitude

In Book The Second, of Charles Dickens’s, A Tale of Two Cities, tensions are running high in France as the revolution intensifies, which manifests itself in the theme of transformation. Dickens utilizes characterization by portraying that it is not just the country that is transforming as the revolution goes on, but the people who are living through it and fighting for what they believe in. Madame Defarge is by far the best representation as she steadily turns from a kind women who knit to a cold ruthless killer and one of the main contributors to the revolution. This transformation can first be seen when it is revealed that Madam Defarge has been knitting a kill list, “‘She has knitted it herself in her own code, and it will always be as clear

A great attitude is often seen in the behavior and personality of a person; of how he/she interacts and builds relationship with others. A great attitude helps you accomplish everything you want to accomplish. You’ll gain comrades that will help you achieve your dreams. Why? Because attitude defines your thinking and your behavioral acts to cope with others and everyone around you. Positive attitude leads to positive thinking; it will motivate you to work hard to reach your goal.

Austen disagrees with the patriarchal society in which she lived and was ahead of her time in the aspect of disregarding it, yet sometimes, it may be hard to distinguish. Austen was a feminist, hesitant to express her views at first, as she would more than likely be ridiculed by

Attitude–a relatively constant feeling, predisposition, or a set of beliefs that is directed toward an object, a person, or a situation.

‘You speak your opinion very decidedly for a woman of your age.’ Elizabeth’s active nature and refusal to stick to the passive, submissive stereo type of a woman earns her much discrimination from Lady Catherine, Mrs. Hurst and Miss. Bingley. Upon walking to visit Jane during her illness, Elizabeth arrives at Nether field Hall looking far from presentable and shocking Bingley’s sisters, who pride them selves on their looks, ‘I shall never forget her appearance this morning. She really looked almost wild.’ Her petticoat, six inches deep in mud and her hair so untidy are talked about by Miss. Bingley and Mrs. Hurstas if unbelievably outrageous. Additionally, Lady Catherine is prejudiced against Elizabeth due to her social status and the fact that she is unable to competently sing, play the piano and that neither she nor her sisters are able to draw. Austen’s use of a fixed social structure helps to show clear messages about the expectations of women, it is Elizabeth’s challenging of these expectations and non-conformist attitude that highlights the significance and value of these expectations in Regency society and makes Elizabeth the pioneer for sexual equality. Austen exposes and challenges the class and gender expectations throughout Pride and Prejudice, using her courageous and independent woman, Elizabeth Bennet to create messages about the ridiculous expectations of the

In France, the years between 1789 and 1799 were a time of thoughtless inhumanity and brutality toward fellow man. These inhumane acts are carried through the by Revolutionaries and the nobility of France in these years and the years leading up to the French Revolution. The best illustration of the inhumanity felt and shown during this time is A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Dickens uses metaphors as symbols throughout this book to exemplify his theme of thoughtlessness toward people from other people. Dickens develops these metaphors throughout the novel and manipulates them to fit different circumstances. He uses every day objects and ideas and makes them personifications of the Revolution and their unsympathetic mindsets and agendas. The symbols of the scarecrows and the birds of fine song and feather, the sea, and the wine represent the theme of inhumanity in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

In the critically acclaimed novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens depicts many aspects of the French Revolution through his reputable characters. From exchanging stories from England to France, one particular female known as Madame Defarge, stands far from the rest of the revolutionists through her cynical actions and abilities to contribute to the French Revolution. Throughout the novel, Dickens portrays Madame Defarge in a multitude of ways such as using strong diction and foreshadowing her future rebellious activities. Therefore, Dickens proves through his words that the lust for revenge can overpower the good in the hearts of all people.

Attitude: manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind. Attitude is an important characteristic of who someone is. Attitude can vary from negative to positive. The way people react and the attitude they have toward both good and bad situations can show how they do under certain conditions. Many people think negatively when conflict and war is the topic of a conversation. Having a positive attitude is the best response to conflict, especially in times of hostility and warfare. Throughout history many people have experienced war. Few people actually have a positive attitude toward it. Often times voicing negative feelings will make the situation even worse,

Austen’s characters challenged the expectations of a “proper lady”: to be oblivious to stimulating or serious conversion, to be subordinate in a patriarchal society, and to be complacent in their oppression. Women were expected to lead protected, ornamental lives, and to accept meekly whatever social status their fathers or husbands conferred on them. Through the portrayal of strong female characters, Austen’s heroines criticized Victorian gender politics and the conventional role of women, spearheading the changing role of women in the late nineteenth

At the heart of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens lies the ideas, feelings, and heart of the French Revolution. It is what the entire novel is centered around, and without it the story is far less powerful. While there are many different things that drive this book, revolution is far and beyond the most important. In order to fully capture the immense presence of this theme’s influential impact on the novel, it is crucial to understand the extensive use of extended metaphor that Dickens continuously plays on throughout its duration. In essence, the book is exactly that: one metaphor with plenty of detail and intrigue thrown in to make for a good story. But that metaphor is far deeper than just the surface revolution.

Historically, women have been victimised and oppressed, by men and more subtly by societal constructs such as marriage. For ‘a man attaches himself to woman - not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself’ , and this concept of a one-sided, selfish relationship is apparent in literary pieces. Within the setting of ‘My Last Duchess’, the Renaissance period, men held all-encompassing and direct control over their daughters and wives. The common practice in this era, of arranged marriage for dowry, consolidated the concept of women as a resource for they represented money and political power towards his family. Robert Browning uses this extreme perception of the Duke to commentate on male pride that was still prevalent in his own Victorian era. In the depression period of ‘Of Mice and Men’, women were demonised and sexualised. They became housewives whilst society decomposed around them, becoming increasingly unstable and violent. John Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife unsympathetically, and yet upon her death he relents that she was a product of her miserable era. In the age of ‘The Ruined Maid’, set during the urbanisation of Victorian Britain, women who turned to prostitution ‘ruined’ their social standings, but could live with a guarantee of economic stability. Yet, the poet Thomas Hardy satirizes his society’s view of prostitutes as ‘ruined’, rather suggesting that they lived among the freest and most refined of lives during his period. Furthermore, set most recently, the poem

Dickens, depicts the picture of cruel noble and the king, who were careless, they did not had any sympathy and humanity, their hearts were empty from the love and care of people and society, were busy in their own lives and enjoy all the benefits and charming of live. Therefore, the people trying to takeover the government and wanted to control Paris. It was such a violent time, but feeling of love, sacrifice, sympathy, humanity and forgiveness was present there in hearts of peoples. Dickens shows from this story that hatred and violence cannot solve and overcome all problems and hard times of life.

Rhys (p)reviews Jane Eyre by correspondences in thematic content and characterisation. Her book was written for very personal reasons and invited many comparisons with events in her own life. Antoinette represents the culmination of her female fictional characters. In Rhys’s fiction, for the leading lady, we can invariably read Rhys herself. I have therefore focused on those themes with direct relevance to Antoinette.

When perceptions are shaped, Cognitions may be manipulated. An attitude is the way one things and feels about someone, an idea or object, based on one's perceptions, and once an attitude is framed, a person's perceptions are influenced by

A principal characteristic of the novel, which is mainly responsible for its modern tone is its designated label of “feminist” which is very solidly glued to Jane’s forehead. Indeed, it is quite startling for a young girl belonging to a society so rigidly confining of women, socially and psychologically, to cultivate within herself a ferocious and passionate desire for independence, such an insatiable thirst for learning, discovering, growing, and living to the veritable sense of the word, to be active and master of her own destiny, not passive and submissive as are the rest of the women surrounding her, she affirms that “nobody knows how many rebellions besides political rebellions ferment in the masses of life which people earth. [...] women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts, as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex.”; (Jane Eyre, p.207 l.1) making of Jane a particularly positive and well-liked character to the readers. Her persona is often depicted as