Edmund H. Garrett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Jane Eyre focuses a lot on the traps society has in place for the characters in the novel. Jane, the titular character, is at first trapped into the power imbalance children were treated in society, as well as the trap of being an orphan with seemingly no… Continue reading Trap of Ever After
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Awareness, Empowerment, and Womanhood in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Drawing in pencil by Charlotte Brontë, 1845, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Anne Brontë’s writing was shockingly revolutionary for the time period. She covered many bold themes that at the time were incredibly taboo, and still considered taboo in some aspects today, in her works. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was considered so shocking that… Continue reading Awareness, Empowerment, and Womanhood in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice and in Simon Langton’s Adaptation
Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Simon Langton’s 1995 mini-series adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, Pride & Prejudice, makes unique adaptative choices of her classic novel. Both the novel and the mini-series have a very romantic story between the two characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, who originally did not like each… Continue reading Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice and in Simon Langton’s Adaptation
Adventures of Jessi Walker 