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Thesis: Throughout the text of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen challenges gender and social norms in the Georgian Era through the development of Elizabeth Bennet as she interacts with characters in the novel.

Both Lenina and Linda engage in promiscuous activity. Lenina has been conditioned to think that it is natural to be in a polygamous relationship, and having one partner is considered to be abnormal. In fact, it is Fanny who says “it’s such horribly bad form to go on and on like this with one man” (Huxley 36) and encourages Lenina to act more promiscuous. On the Savage Reserves, Linda has indiscriminate sexual affairs with the husbands of other women living in the Reserves. Linda allows Popé, her lover at the Savage Reserves, to use her to satisfy his sexual desires. For these two women, engaging in frivolous acts is considered normal because of the conditioning they were subjected to in their environments. Both women allow men to

When Ruby goes to her room the reader discovers that Ruby is very a materialistic girl, she begins to complain about her phone as well as how she requires makeup to look good when she goes out, she’s more worried about her appearance than the real problem at hand which is acid rain that can brutally murder someone if they come in contact with it. Simon informs that her shower and sink are temporarily disabled until further notice, this infuriates Ruby which causes her to yell and almost erupt in tears, and this shows that she is very concerned about her presentation to go visit her boyfriend who’s on the verge of death in a post apocalyptic setting. Ruby’s neighbor, Mrs. Fintch asks for assistance and that she requires medicine due to the fact that she was infected and was currently bleeding at a rapid state. Ruby suggests her mom to ignore her and just forget she’s there, to save the medicine for people who really matter like herself. Her mom gives Ruby a foul look and continues to give Mrs. Fintch the medicine, Ruby says she’s wasting her time, but her mom continues to aid the poor old lady who is in desperate need. After people read

Has there? […] And seeing that, you ought to be a little more promiscuous…’” (34-6). The lack of emotional attachment between individuals is also reinforced when Lenina enters the elevator. At this point, she notices how many of the men she has engaged in sexual relations with, knowing this does not distress the men nor Lenina, instead, it is an achievement: “The lift was crowded with men from the Alpha Changing Rooms, Lenina’s entry was greeted by many friendly nods and smiles. She was a popular girl and, at one time or another had spent a night with almost all of them” (49). Furthermore, the concept of superficial relationships is also alluded to in “Brave New World”. Lenina contemplates partaking in other relationships while being involved with Henry, although Fanny explains that she must make an effort to engage in other sexual confrontations to avoid being categorised as an outcast: “‘I really do think you ought to be careful. It is such horribly bad form to go on and on like this with one man […] And you know how strongly the DHC objects to anything intense or long drawn’” (34). Lenina therefore partially participates in other relationships simply for personal gain, even though she does not entirely agree with the concept: “‘You’re quite right, Fanny. As usual. I’ll make the effort’” (37). Linda’s conditioned ways of living

He tried to smile at her. Suddenly she put her arms round him and kisses him again and again” (127). Since Linda has an emotional attachment to John, she has a personality different from the other citizens of the World State Society. However, despite the motherly connection that she could have continued with John, she chooses to sell her life to the drug soma. When Lenina lays dying in the hospital with John next to her, she unconsciously chooses her life of sex and soma she used to have over John: “She knew him for John, her son, but fancied him an intruder into that paradisal Malpais where she had been spending her soma-holiday with Popé” (205). In the very end, Linda suppresses her emotional love for John with soma and goes back to the principles and pleasantries of the World State Society.

Besides, Lenina’s perspective about sexual activities is greatly affected by the conditioning. To Lenina, making love is just like recreation. When Bernard mentioned about being alone with her, she replied that they would be alone all night but her actual mean was about making love with him. In the World State, being alone is considered odd or queer but having sex is an ordinary activity that even the children do so. Later, while Bernard and Lenina flew back, Bernard “began to fondle her breasts” (Ch.6). It is ironic that Bernard’s action was considered offensive and Lenina was supposed to feel uncomfortable but she was not. In fact, she actually felt relieved as she thought he was all right again. In another scene, after hearing John’s confession about his feeling toward Lenina when she came to him, she started to seduce him (Ch.13). Though John was trying to explain about how much he loved her, and that he respected her and wanted to marry her, Lenina couldn’t understand what he meant. Under the conditioning of the government, she was not aware of marriage‐the life-long commitment between two human beings, and she only knew that people made love when they were in love. Hence, once John

The life of Jane Austen is a very interesting story and many would say that Jane Austen wasn’t like the rest. She was an English novelist who was not only successful but also very quiet about her writings and publishments; most of her novels were not open to the public during her lifetime. She was born on December 16th of the year 1775, and she was the seventh child to a well known clergyman and wife. Jane was not educated like most would be; she was homeschooled by her father. Her father had huge libraries in their home and this is what created the school-like feeling of the Austen estate. Jane was a normal, and a quiet young lady but also had the opportunities to live life in the greater world, by the access

   Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. In her novel, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen makes the point that an excess of pride or vanity is indeed a failing.

First of all, Lenina’s physical characteristics help distinguish her type of character. Lenina is a typical woman in the new world, and she has all the characteristics that describe her as pneumatic. Lenina is a particularly attractive female since many men in the society seem to be attracted to her. Even the Arch-Community-Songster of

According to Aldous Huxley in his novel “Brave New World” Huxley mentions that “men have far more superior roles than women do in brave new world,”and I for one do not agree with the way Huxley denotes women in his novel. Moreover, the real question is, Are men and women equal in Brave New World? In Brave New World the new world is considered to be a world in which everyone is equal in every aspect because there are isn’t any traditional work women do mentioned. For instance, there is no cooking mentioned so it implies that women do not do the cooking and they do not do the cleaning either because they have machines that do it for them the “vacuum”.

Jane Austen impacted the world of literature in more ways than one. Museums located around the United Kingdom are dedicated to her works which many people still enjoy to this day. Audiences around the world continue to read the love stories she shared many years ago. She portrayed a sense of female strength and hefty feelings of true love in her writing. Austen’s wording and her particular writing style are recognizable among those who enjoy 18th century literature, her distinct approach to the realities of the time is one reason her fan base has grown over the years. Jane Austen pioneered romantic literature because she was among the first authors to write a happily ever after type story, and she used her work to portray this feeling

Here, Elizabeth is very openly denying his proposal by making it clear that she shows not one ounce of interest in him. Although she does so without fully understanding his true intentions from his past, she violates decorum not only by denying the proposal from a man of high social class and wealth, but also by voicing her opinion. Jane Austen presents a very clear violation in decorum which shows that even in the most respectable occasions, going against decorum is indeed permissible.

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From the beginning of her arrival to Mansfield Park, Fanny Price is seen as an introvert with high morals and utter goodness throughout her character. Though, she is the heroine of this novel, Fanny constantly blends into the background due to her timidness. Form the beginning Fanny is shy and silent in Mansfield Park by Jane Austen; but she ends up being the only character that ultimately gets what she truly wants without having to go through many unwanted shenanigans of speaking. By showing the arrival of the silent Fanny Price into Mansfield Park and contrasting her timid demeanor throughout the novel with the charismatic personalities of Henry and Mary Crawford, Jane Austen manipulates the audience into sympathizing appropriately to understand the love Fanny has for Edmund, while also helping the readers learn that charm can turn out to be superficial, while silence can be golden.

Jane Austen lived from 1775 until 1817, a span of four decades that saw significant changes in English social, political, and economic life. At the time her birth, England was embroiled in a bitter struggle with its American colonies, the loss of which, several years later, proved to be a tremendous blow to English political and military prestige. Under the rule of George III, England's political climate became increasingly unstable with constant struggles between the King and Whig politicians. Ireland received its independence in 1782, although the violence that had long plagued the country continued to rage. Across the Channel, the French Revolution had begun and the English aristocracy watched in horror as royal heads began to roll.