The Theme Of Mistaken Identity In Fantomina And Sydney Carton

and self-identity. The protagonist of the book, Jessamy, has trouble finding her true identity due

In the television series “Black Mirror”, the episode “San Junipero” deals with two main characters who are in a world where they can get to choose to have their consciousness survive in another world. The protagonists, Yorkie and Kelly meet in the other world, which is called San Junipero, and instantly form a connection. Yorkie is submissive and introverted, whereas Kelly is the total opposite, as she is extroverted and the leader. They two opposites attracted, sparking an instant relationship causing Kelly a problem of deciding whether to transfer over to San Junipero when she dies. In this essay, I will present the problem of the theory of identity. The two theory of identities I will be presenting in this essay are The Memory Theory and

In addition, another motif of identity especially exemplifies how Jenna finds her human identity through connection and life experiences by displaying to the reader how Jenna, Mr. Bender, and other characters in the book believe identity is defined and how it is important. A prominent example of how one’s identity is discovered and developed through connection and experiences is Edward when he left his old life to become Mr. Bender, but found that he missed his friends and his connections

Carton is an alcoholic with a mastermind in law who is very envious of Darnay who ends up stealing the woman he loves. Carton even admits if he could “change places with him, and would [he] have been looked at by those blue eyes as he was.. (page 86).” This shows his darkness, as he is envious of people that could’ve been him since he looks just like him, yet Carton never makes the effort to change for the better. Moveover Carton doesn’t believe doesn’t believe his situation will get better as “[he] shall never be better than [he is] (page 151).” Throughout the book, Carton keeps a dark figure; he keeps drinking as well as helping Stryver with law. Carton is the jackal, or the brains of the operations of court and Stryver is the lion, or the body that gets all the credit of the operations of court. This is where Carton shuts himself out from success, yet Carton admits he “would never be a lion (page 87).” However, Carton starts obtaining lightness from Lucie when he has an in depth talk with her. Lucie being polite, she listens to what he is saying as well as giving him advice and motivation. Since Lucie is so polite Carton proposes that “there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you! (page 155)” Lucie’s lightness seeps through Carton as he keeps this promise to his last breath. Carton dies for Darnay, so Lucie could be with the man she loves which shows

When characters are placed in different situations, they tend to reveal their true identities. In most cases setting is used to identify a characters true characteristics or intentions. The purpose of this is to entertain the plot of the story. As the story moves on, characters are not necessarily changed but more over presented in different characteristics that the reader had not seen them in before. “Helene Wright was an impressive woman, at least in Medallion she was.” (Morrison, 11) Respected by many in Medallion because of her physique, when presented in a new setting, Helene was stripped away by one word, “gal.” A simple change of place, proved that Helene was not different than the other women in Medallion. The highly admired woman was now lowering herself from the “lady” image she had obtained by being coquette to a white conductor.

It is important to know your true-identity. It’s important to know your true identity because Identity is the most important power that determines our actions. If you never truly know who you are then your actions will or most likely be based on who you think you are. When you think that you're never going to know who you are it is possible to go into a depression. Not knowing your true-identity can even get you in trouble, like if you are hanging out with different types of friends because you don’t know witch ones are better you could possibly get in trouble if you had a bad group of friends. The characters April and Hercules both had struggles while on their way to find their true-identity, in April’s story she was following the crowd staying behind her mask, and in Hercules’ story he

This leads to her descent into sexuality itself, which is more then she bargained for, she had just wanted the attention of men falling all over themselves to talk to her. Fantomina is a lady of high standing, and men followed the rules and protocols to woo a lady but not a prostitute. “She depended on the strength of her virtue, to bear her safe thro trials more dangerous than she apprehended this to be, and never having been addressed by him as a lady — was resolved to receive his devoirs as a town-mistress, imagining a world of satisfaction to herself in engaging him in the character of such a one, and in observing the surprise he would be in to find himself refused by a woman who he supposed granted her favors without exception.” This passage shows that she never meant to give into sexual activity with him, also making it clear that she is a woman who planned on protecting her chastity and virtue. This makes Fantomina more sympathetic to the readers, who would judge a woman for giving into sexual desires.

She is fighting desperately for her identity. All that she has known about herself has been stripped away. She is now described as someone with a stone image: silent, white, and motionless (180). This theme shows how identity is important for individuals. It can help readers place an emphasis on finding the identity of their lives and the importance of it.

Fantomina: or love in a maze, is fittingly labelled “A masquerade Novel.” It is very true that the centralized plot of the piece circles arounf the masquerade as the protagonist constructs her herself several different personas

While at the bar after the trial, Carton asks himself, “‘Do you particularly like [Darnay]?’... ‘why should you particularly like a man who resembles you? There is nothing in you to like; you know that. Ah, confound you! What a change you have made in yourself!

    Identity is intangible, yet easy to manipulate, distort and obscure. Charles Dickens, in his novel Little Dorrit, explores many understandings of identity: he explores a deluded idea of one’s own identity through Flora Finching and the creation of a new identity through Rigaud. With Tattycoram, however, he explores the conditions in which one may choose to actively suppress one’s own identity.

Self acceptance may be one quality that some individuals cannot obtain. In literature, the protagonist often struggles to accept their true identity. Characters struggle to either accept themselves or be accepted by others in the literary work. The search for identity or struggle for acceptance can be driven by multiple outside forces. Searching for identity is prominent not only in literature, but also in the real world.

Fantomina never wanted to lose her honor, but only really desired attention form the opposite sex. One motif used in the text is the male gaze. The male gaze is what motivates Fantomina to do all she does. In the Playhouse, Fantomina sees the male gaze on the prostitutes and wants that gaze for herself hence why she dresses as a prostitute to get Beauplaisir’s gaze. In Fantomina’s own words, “she could not help testifying her contempt of men who, regardless either of the play or circle, threw away their time in such a manner, to some ladies,” (Fantomina: Or, Love in a Maze P. 2796). The gaze appears more in the text as Fantomina goes from disguise to disguise. It is said before the second disguise is introduced that “the rifled charms of Fantomina soon lost their potency, and grew tasteless and insipid” on Beauplaisir, hence why he left to Bath without Fantomina (Fantomina: Or, Love in a Maze P. 2802). When Beauplaisir would become disinterested in Fantomina she would introduce a new disguise to win that male gaze over again.

Identity is an essential concept in literature. It defines a character’s characteristics and values, forming their overall unique and distinct presentation. Their experiences throughout their journey in the story, the decisions they make, is what make up who they are and how the reader and other characters identify with them. From the merciless villains to the righteous heroes, all of which have an identity influenced by society and the status that is laid upon them. Characters as old as Beowulf had a distinctness that separated him from the rest. He had a reputation to keep, being at such a high status in society he fought relentlessly to keep his pride intact and his image solid (Anlezark p128). Other characters such as Celie in “The Color

Sydney Carton was introduced as an young, intelligent lawyer with an alcoholic problem and found his life to be worthless. In the beginning of the novel, Carton displayed little to no interest in his life and instead, described his melancholy to