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In Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, culture causes belonging as well as insecurity. In this novel, characters from the Caribbean and England are put side by side to highlight how strong cultures affect those without one. Christophine and R hold strong ties to their identities through their ethnic background, while Antionette is left wondering, “‘who I am and where is my country and where do I belong’” (61). Rhys uses the binary opposition of these two contrasting characters to convey that people

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Mr. Rochester vs. The Man Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte and Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys are novels with an obvious connection, however, this connection is not definite one. The main male character’s name in Jane Eyre is Mr. Rochester who has a very mysterious history in the Caribbean while The Man in Wide Sargasso Sea moves to the Caribbean after living in England for his entire life. Jean Rhys never states that the two men are the same, but the similarities between the two lead the reader

Jean Rhys and Charlotte Bronte wrote their novels in distinctive time periods and originated from diverse influences in writing. Jean Rhys’ novel, Wide Sargasso Sea is a fascinating connection to Rochester's insane wife locked in a room. Rhys further represents Antoinette while, Charlotte Bronte affirmed that it was left clarified (Thorpe 126) Antoinette, like Jane, evolves in a world with a negligible measure of affection to offer. Both these characters are taken care of by relatives, both had a

Intertextuality is the ongoing interaction between poems or stories. Some examples include: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys In his novel, Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys gathers some events occurred in the famous novel the novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The purpose is to tell the readers an alternative tale. Rhys presents the wife of Mr. Rochester, who played the role of a secondary character in Jane Eyre. Also, the setting of this novel is Jamaica not England, and author develops the back-story

meant that Rhys did not feel pressured to be filmed and it was up to him how much he shared with us. We chose to have Rhys as the first speaker shown in our film as it meant that audiences sympathise with him and then they hear about the facts behind knife crime, thus putting the audiences’ sympathy into context making a bigger impact. The bridge between Rhys’ interview and Ffion’s interview about the psychological reasons behind knife crime felt seamless and began to answer why Rhys was witness

1. Highlight one character with whom you can identify. One character with whom I can identify in my selected work, the novel Wide Sargasso Sea, would be Antoinette Cosway, a Creole heiress who is once captivated by the lush Jamaican landscape only to be repelled by it. Antoinette is a very sympathetic character. She grew up without the love of a mother and is constantly gossiped about due to the stigma of madness that surrounds her family. We see that she is hesitant in marrying Rochester at first

Jean Rhys' novel Wide Sargasso Sea portrays how hair determines a crucial role in one’s status and identity through physical appearance. Hair helps provide an interpretation of a person’s complex relationships and perplexed identities. Rhys uses vivid imagery of hair as a strong representation of Antoinette’s resemblance to her mother as well as her sexual attraction towards Rochester. This strong sense of imagery is demonstrated throughout Antoinette’s imperious relationship with Rochester and her

leaves Thornfield Hall, unable to put love before her faith, and Mr Rochester is devastated. Eventually, with much difficulty and sacrifice, Jane and Mr.Rochester are able to get married in the end, and live out the rest of their days in peace. Jean Rhys, in her novel Wide Sargasso Sea, offers a very different portrayal of Mr. Rochester, through the eyes of his first wife, Bertha Mason. In her version of the tale, Bertha, then known as Antoinette, is a young girl trapped in

) though he does portray the `stiff upper lip attitude of British males peers. Frequently not saying what he really thinks ("Wide Sargasso Sea," pp56-7), Rochester wages his personal war, not against a man, but against his wife, Antoinette. Rhys weaves the themes of women's sexuality, madness and slavery throughout her story of Wide Sargasso Sea. Antoinette yields to insanity apparently inflicted by Rochester's controlling ways as he sets out to deconstruct her personality. Her madness