Summaries of chapters 1 to 4 are in my previous post.. Chapter 5 Four days after meeting Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane boards the 6 A.M. coach and travels alone to Lowood. When she arrives at the school, the day is dark and rainy, and she is led through a grim building that will be her new […]

Mariam Mariam, one of two female protagonists, is a quiet, thoughtful child at the start of the book. Born out of wedlock to a rich and married businessman (Jalil) and his former housekeeper (Nana), Mariam resents her mother’s strict ways and the fact that she only sees her father once a week. Mariam’s shame at […]

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What do the reaction of the servants to Janes outburst and their advice to her tell us about the way in which Janes conditions expected to behave? What are the conditions she must she fulfil before she can be released? The servants, Bessie and Abbot, speak to Jane…

In The Color Purple, there is clearly a Feminist Criticism approach displayed. In the opening pages, Alice Walker, examines the injustice and abuse felt by the main characters through descriptions of the events in which they suffer though. These actions interestingly follow along with the meanings of feminist criticism. Each of the main characters in […]