Jane Kenyon

In this passage from Jane Austen’s novel, Persuasion, she highlights Anne’s distracted thoughts and emotions of distraught as she had overheard the conversation between Wentworth and Louisa. Through the literary devices of speech and point of view of the author, Austen illustrates Anne’s inner struggle of her past sentiments. When reading this passage, the first thing to notice is the author’s use of words to describe the emotions of Anne. Towards the beginning, Austen stated that Anne tried to

Most women find St. John Rivers attractive and so does Jane when she first meets him. “He was young—perhaps twenty-eight to thirty—tall, slender; his face riveted the eye; it was like a Greek face, very pure in outline: quite a straight, classic nose; quite an Athenian mouth and chin” (p 294). His appearance alone would meet the requirements of a spouse for many women. He must have been very, very good-looking because Jane feels that is his only positive characteristic. Underneath his chiseled good

Wenner explores the geographical ramifications of Highbury from a broader scope by appointing Emma Woodhouse as the central figure of the allegorical nation-state Highbury is meant to represent. She argues, despite Jane Austen’s seeming ignorance of the real-world events happening at the time the novel is set, that there exists an implicit acknowledgement of Austen’s political awareness in a time of English triumph and “nationalistic pride” (Wenner 56). The ethnocentric ideals of the characters are

“ People who think death is the scariest thing, don’t know a thing about life. “ - Lily. Out of all the quotes in this book, this is by far my favorite one. Not only because it’s the most popular or because it’s Lily whose stating it. It’s because it’s so true if you think death is the scariest obstacle on this roller coaster we call life then you’re wrong there’s far worse. Anyhow, Lily is definitely my favorite character not because she’s the main one but because of how wise and mature she is given

Austen describes Willoughby through three different perspectives. The first perspective is the narrater’s perspective, next Marianne’s perspective and lastly Elinor’s perspective. These different perspectives reflect the different tones Austen uses. Austen seems to support Elinor’s view of Willoughby, which suggests that caution in relationships is the overall message of the book. The narrator depicts Willoughby in an honest tone, this implies that Willoughby is a nice gentleman, however,

the drama also satirizes the very idea of earnestness, a virtue to which the Victorians attached the utmost significance. To work hard, to be sincere, frank, and open, and to live life earnestly was the Victorian ideal. Wilde not only satirizes hypocrisy and sham virtue, he also mocks its authentic presence. Wilde mocked the high society of his time play in which a number of the characters lead double lives They are adroit at saying and doing two opposing things at once, and they are virtuosic

Prompt- using your selected adventures of sherlock holmes story analyze 3 literary devices/techniques sen in the story and discuss how doyle choices create a memorable mystery. Foreshadowing-i think Foreshadowing is a big thing in the story because as you are reading you are also trying to find clues for example at the beginning of the story when sherlock came to the house and asking question they said the last time they say her was with the maid,now it close to the middle of the story we find out

and the desire to make a commitment to one’s art can be daunting. This dilemma has been questioned for ages. Sometimes society even questions someone who doesn’t quite fit into a norm they believe exists. These conflict or struggle is addressed in Jane Campion’s film, An Angel at My Table. The film is based on a trilogy of autobiographies by Australian author, Janet Frame. Adapted originally for a three part mini-series, the film chronicles Janet’s life from childhood to young adulthood. Throughout

Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is written as a satirical mockery of gothic novels, ridiculing the shallow plot of the genre. In order to parody the genre, Austen includes different Gothic elements into the story. The first element that Austen includes is the suspenseful and dramatic feeling of Gothic novels. Another important component in the novel is the young and innocent heroine who encounters a villain. The third element, the setting, has a feeling of gloominess, and everything looks to be decaying

Anne of Green Gables This book was published June 1908, and has been a favorite of many ever since. Montgomery finished the book in 1905 and it took her six tries to find a publisher. Montgomery got the idea of Anne from an old journal, it said : “Elderly couple apply to orphan asylum for a boy. By mistake a girl is sent them.” She originally intended the story to be submitted to a newspaper but soon she was writing a novel. It was a bestseller as soon as it was published. “Anne of Green Gables”