Marianne Willoughby Research Paper

This article analyzes the way Austen portrays women in her novels. Kruger mentions that Jane Austen’s work is often deprived by the

The third example of a self-centred girl from Austen’s novels is Lydia Bennet, the youngest of the Bennet sisters (cf. PP 10), from Pride and Prejudice. Lydia is portrayed as a self-confident, wild and vivacious (cf. PP 223), yet obstinate and imprudent/negligent (cf. ibid. 206) fifteen-year old girl (cf. ibid. 45) with “high animal spirits” (ibid.) as well as a partiality for officers (cf. ibid. 27). However, it is exactly this fondness of hers which ultimately seems to be not only her but also the undoing of others: Lydia endangers her sister Elizabeth’s happy ending with Fitzwilliam Darcy by solely one but nevertheless severe action, namely by running away and eloping with George Wickham during a trip to Brighton (cf. PP 261). While Elizabeth

The analysis will cover three aspects. First of all, in her book, Jane Austen expresses the view that both genders possess equal creative and intellectual qualities, and thus women are born to be equal to men. Second, she expresses her skepticism towards the degree of rationality and justice of the common social norms about female behavior. The third aspect is that Austen also insists that women should act for themselves in a rational way rather than merely trying to impress or to please the other sex.

A stage in the novel where my sympathy towards Curley's wife fluctuates a great deal, is when she enters Crooks’ room on Saturday night. First we get another sexual description of her to further emphasise that she is a tart. She makes an excuse for entering “any you boys

Doris Carter Hobart was born November 25, 1924, in Rowley Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Rufus S. Carter and Emily Hobart Carter. Around Doris's 5th birthday her father had become very ill and passed away. The funeral was held in Rowely Massachusetts where the family gathered to say their last goodbyes. After the funeral, Doris moved in with her aunts and uncles in Princeton, Maine. Princeton, Maine was where Doris would live throughout her childhood with her Uncle Edmond and Aunt Marion Hobart, who eventually adopted her.

Mary Ward was born on January 23, 1585 in North Yorkshire, England to a catholic family. Four years after she was born, in 1589 her family home was burned down in an anti-Catholic attack but she and her sisters were saved by her father. She entered the religious life at the age of 15 by entering the Poor Clare Convent in Saint- Omer in France after feeling a call to a religious life. After a few years, when Mary Ward turned 24 she gathered companions and formed a religious community. However, Church authorities were opposed to the idea because before Mary Ward had gathered women to be active outside of enclosed walls, women would only work in cloistered communities if they wanted to pursue a religious life. Mary was also imprisoned by the English

One of the most crucial books to appear throughout the novel is Catherine Earnshaw’s ‘diary’. The diary is introduced to the reader inside Lockwood’s narration within the opening chapters, suggesting its importance to the entire narrative. David Lodge argues that one “should make his spade a spade before he makes it a symbol” [1] so on a literal level; the ramblings of Catherine are her expressing herself throughout her disrupted childhood. Contextually, it shows the expense of paper in the late 1700s, suggesting that Catherine would only have had the spaces in the “dingy” volumes [2]. This contrasts with the availability of paper to young Cathy throughout her period of courting with Linton “a mass of correspondence—daily almost”, and this references the hierarchy of social class as young Cathy, who is of better breeding than her mother, has higher access to luxuries. From a different perspective, Catherine’s palimpsest formed from

Mrs. Pearce also mentioned that even though the letters are anonymous, the content of the letters and the timing of their beginning allures to Mrs. Smith. She said that the letters contain a veil threat in them towards her, and also information that is detrimental to the reputation of the

Guilt is like a termite; it eats away a man’s soul in the same way a termite eats away at a house’s foundation. In his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne covers this undeniable reality through his character, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The greatly revered Puritan minister, who has the “earnest of high eminence in his profession,”(50) broke the laws that he represents by committing the great sin of adultery and even having a child with his partner-in-sin, Hester Prynne, who is married to the missing scholar Roger Chillingworth. These sins, though, pale in comparison to his greatest sin: Dimmesdale did not admit to his sins like Prynne; Dimmesdale tries to evade the dagger or guilt, which turns out to only pierce his heart all

It was at this time that Catherine, who had never felt more isolated, wrote: "I should have loved my new husband, if only he had been willing or able to be in the least lovable. But in the first days of my marriage, I made some cruel reflections about him. I said to myself: If you love this man, you will be the most wretched creature on Earth. Watch your step, so far as affection for this gentleman is concerned, think of yourself, Madame." The young couple settled down, but the marriage was a miserable failure.

  This indecisive nature is portrayed throughout three significant parts in the novel. Firstly, she starts off feeling overwhelmed with guilt for what had transpired between her and the Reverend Dimmesdale. Thus she is compelled to apologize to her husband. She does this by saying “I have greatly wronged thee” (N.Hawthorne 1850, page 79).

Much to Catherine’s pleasure, she has a walk scheduled with her sweetheart, Henry Tilney, and her dearest friend, Eleanor Tilney. However, on the morning of the walk, it rains. Austen uses the rain to foreshadow the upcoming unpleasant events. In the afternoon, the rain subsides leaving a muddy mess. Unexpectedly, Isabella Thorpe, John Thorpe, and James Morland arrive at her house. They request that Catherine go along on their trip to neighboring cites. However, Catherine feels obligated to stay in the house and await Henry Tilney and Eleanor Tilney. In his typical self-centered manner, John Thorpe declares that he saw Tilney engaging in other activities, “I saw him at that moment turn up the Lansdown Road, - driving a smart-looking girl” (Austen 53). Although perplexed as to why the Tilneys did not send word that their engagement should be broken, she consents to the proposed carriage ride. While riding out of her neighborhood, Catherine spots Eleanor and Henry Tilney walking towards her house. Catherine, exclaims, “Pray, pray stop, Mr. Thorpe. - I cannot go on. - I will not go on. - I must go back to Miss Tilney.” (Austen 54). John Thorpe disregarding Catherine’s plea, “laughed, smacked his whip, encouraged his horse, made odd noises, and drove on” (Austen 54). During this scene, Austen magnifies the villainy of John Thorpe by whisking away with innocent Catherine.

Austen reveals women’s strength in different characters in “Lady Susan”, like ration, brave and independent. In letter IV and VI, although Mrs. Vernon hates lady Susan, when her brother

'I heard of your marriage, Cathy, not long since; and, while waiting in the yard below, I meditated this plan:-just to have one glimpse of your face, a stare of surprise, perhaps, and pretend pleasure; afterwards settle my score with Hindley; and then prevent the law by doing execution on myself. Your welcome has put these ideas out of my mind; but beware of meeting me with another aspect next time! Nay, you'll not drive me off again. You were really sorry for me, were you? Well, there was cause. I've fought through a bitter life since I last heard your voice, and you must forgive me, for I struggled only for you'(P.105).

On the way home to Barton, Elinor, Marianne, and Mrs. Jennings, escorted by Colonel Brandon, made a short stop at Cleveland. There, Marianne regressed and became quite ill and at the advice of a doctor, was confined to her bed. Mrs. Dashwood was immediately summoned at the request of Elinor, who could no longer stand alone under the pressure of Marianne's pain compounded with her own. To her astonishment, while Elinor anxiously sat awaiting her mother's arrival, who should come to the door but Willoughby, the scoundrel who had left her sister for someone else. He had come to profess his tremendous guilt in the horrible thing he had done to Marianne and to ask for as much forgiveness as they were willing to grant him. This act of courtesy softened the hearts of both Marianne, who had already forgiven him, and Elinor.