Jane Eyre is an orphan being raised by Mrs Reed her unkind rich aunt A servant that goes by the name Bessie give Jane with some of the little kindness she receives by reading her stories and singing to her One day Jane fights with her bullying cousin John Reed As punishment her aunt locks her up in the red room the room where Janes Uncle Reed died During the time she was locked in she believes that shes seen a ghost of Uncle Reed she screams and faints She wakes up finding herself at the care o
Jane Eyre a novel written by Charlotte Bronte takes place in the early 19th century and moves throughout five locations in England The tone is very romantic Jane searches for belonging and finds it in the end Jane Eyre the protagonist and narrator of the novel comes off as very smart and honest but she is a plain girl who has a lot of suffering in her life She meets many people who try to oppress her independence but she keeps her assertiveness and morals Jane becomes employed by Edward Rochest
I will fetch you a candle sir and in Heavens name get up Somebody has plotted something you cannot too soon find out who and what it is Jane Eyre page 169 In the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Bronte uses a great deal of imagery to help the reader visualize her scenes I chose this specific scene and quote because I believe the words Bronte uses are not only for visualization but to show a deeper meaning This quote is Jane exclaiming to Rochester that there is a fire in his bed and he must g
Suzzane Fisher Staples book Shabanu Daughter of the Wind is about a young girl who is 11 and lives in Pakistan with her parents older sister her aunt and her cousins She lives in a desert where there is always fear of not having water She belongs to a family that herds camels Shabanus sister Phulan is to wed a guy named Hamir After Phulans wedding Shabanu is to wed Hamirs brother Murad It is when Shabanu and Phulan visit a watering hole to get water for the family Phulan gets kidnapped by two g
The Notebook was written by Nicholas Sparks in 1994 Based on a true story Its a classic yet brilliant love story of two people Allie and Noah in the 1940s living in Seabrook South Carolina Noah who is unimpressed with striving for success no matter the cost He is a blue collar worker who spends an unexpected inheritance on restoring a beautiful plantation home He is a hard worker in whatever he engages himself but will never be sucked into a job that keeps him away from nature and the beauty of
Odd Thomas is a book written by Dean Koontz This book falls under the genre of thriller and mystery although the book does contain some spiritual and supernatural elements within the plot Koontz has selected his protagonist to be a twenty year old male named after the book itself Odd Thomas Odd likes to think of himself as a normal and average person He works his job as a short order cook in a restaurant called Pico Mundo Grille located in the small California town of Pico Mundo Odd is also a c
Every ones opinion of what is funny and what isnt funny differs some like the tawdry jokes while others prefer dry wit Others find sarcasm funny while still more may find it offensive Each person has their own particular sense of humor In Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard Kiran Desai creates relatable characters and situations that allows for the reader to have easy laughs throughout the novel no matter what their humor preferences may be Kiran Desai is able to create ample amounts of humor throu
Betty Wehner Smiths unique ability to capture the reality of American society in the early nineteen hundreds is seen in the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The setting of the novel stems very much from the authors own childhood Society can truly relate to this story as it has a place in every American familys roots The time defying novel evokes sympathy by telling the story of a young impoverished family comparing their rough lives to a relentless tree native to Brooklyn New York Betty Smith was
Throughout Young Goodman Brown the themes of sin and guilt constantly reoccur Hawthorne used events in his life as a base for the stories that he wrote Hawthorne felt that ones guilt does not die with him her but is rather passed down through the generations Hawthornes great great uncle was one of the judges during the Salem witchcraft trials Hawthorne felt a great sense of guilt because of this Hawthorne used a great deal of symbolism to depict what would come to be known as the subconscious H
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary Wide Sargasso Sea begins in Jamaica after the Emancipation Act of 1833 under which Britain outlawed slavery in all its colonies The first part of the novella is told from the point of view of Antoinette Cosway a young white girl whose father a hated former slaveholder has died and left his wife and children in poverty The familys estate Coulibri is quickly falling into ruin and Antoinettes mother Annette is rapidly sinking into a deep depression Since her mother freque