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The novel Northanger Abbey was one of the first novels ever written by Jane Austen. The coming-of-age story centers on Catherine Morland, as she accompanies her family friends to Bath, England. As the novel unfolds we watch Catherine transform from a young naïve women to a mature adult. Austen alludes to the lessons Catherine must experience for herself in order to reach maturity: “She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught” (Austen 3). Austen utilizes Catharine’s maturation

“No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.” This is the first sentence of Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austin. This is probably one of the best first sentences I have ever read. The first sentence sets the scene and with this as the first sentence it definitely sets the scene! This first sentences sets the scene for two ideas, the first is that Catherine is going to become a Heroine, and the second is that she is an unlikely one at that

The opening passage of Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey describes a woman by the name of Catherine Morland , who didn't quite exemplify the idealized and admired heroine qualities most individuals may have thought she would have displayed at an earlier age. This passage beginning with “ No one - and ending in slope at the back of the house” is composed of various literary techniques utilized to characterize Catherine Morland’s unconventional personality as an heroine. Austen uses imagery to

conditions, she simultaneously uses the setting of Northanger Abbey as a metaphor for the literal and realistic horrors underlying a rigid and materialistic society. Initially introduced as naïve and trusting, Catherine’s time at Northanger Abbey is the setting of her Bildungsroman in which she transforms from an impressionable reader to an independent character that is aware of the unspoken nuances of social hierarchies. Furthermore, Northanger Abbey also serves as a figurative device in which duplicitous

The Influence of Friends: A Critical analysis of Northanger Abbey "Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love." Jane Austen's heroine, Catherine Morland, learns this principle very early in the course of her adventures in Bath. Catherine is an interesting character. She is very naive and doesn't understand a lot of things about people, especially about reading people. Many times she is used by others around her, because she assumes that everyone around her is a good

W.B. Yeats, a key figure of the modernist movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was born in Dublin in 1865. Although spending much of his childhood and youth in London, Yeats is seen as an inherently Irish literary figure. Through his early work, employing not only ancient Greek myth, but also Celtic legend, he sought to re-ignite in Ireland notions of heritage and tradition, which had diminished through the years. In Ireland, from around 1890 onwards, there was a very noticeable

How far do these sources suggest that young Henry VIII was an impressive figure as a king? In the 16th century an impressive figure of a king would mean that he demonstrated power both physically and economically and a good education. However as source two suggests, Henry might be considered less than impressive as he shows insecurities. A stronger argument though is that Henry did demonstrate the features of an impressive king as he had all the attributes listed above which is clear from all three

Proverbs 5:23 says, “For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly” (NIV). This statement does not only seem to be the foundation of St. Bernard’s teachings, but it is also provides a glimpse to a life without Christian mysticism. St. Bernard of Clairvaux lived from 1090 - 1153 AD and lived as a Cistercian abbot, acting as the mouthpiece for Christian mysticism during the Middle Ages. Mysticism is defined, “The spiritual discipline that enables an individual to experience

Pain: It’s a Never-Ending Prescription Walking towards the entrance of the museum, a Jazz singer sings the tunes of the Harlem Renaissance, signifying political figures’ strengths and empowerment for communities to commemorate. Countee Cullen contributes a fourth note to the paradigm for future generations to employ as an prominent source. Continuing forward into the facility, an exhibits secures pictures of a male, ranging from a newborn to a man in a suit. Sharon Olds mourns a mature son in the

The Many Faces of Dance in Rural Ireland – Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa Undoubtedly, dance is deeply rooted in Irish culture. This connection is portrayed by the Irish dramatist Brian Friel in Dancing at Lughnasa, where it has a crucial role. The play depicts the daily lives of five sisters from the point of view of Michael, the son of one of them. In his dramatic narrative, he describes a number of events in which dancing is present in some form. At first glance, the function of dance in the