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Que's role in this novel is mainly the one to set an example Hang does not want to follow. She does not play the role of the traditional mother in the family, as she often fails to take care of her financ...

Pathetic fallacy is a literary technique in which human emotions are personified in inanimate objects, typically in weather. For example in a section of Macbeth it is a particularly stormy night, the thun...

While Jane’s search for love is a driving force in the novel, Jane understands that attachment to others comes at a price, and she is not willing to sacrifice her autonomy. A marriage to Mr. Rochester wou...

A ‘distinguishing characteristic of post-war American writing’ is the ‘disillusionment with the American system and the efficacy of individual effort.’ For many Americans, there was a growing disbelief in...

It is evident that both texts present an aspect of power to be through male-female relationships, as female characters appear to gain power by moving away from male dominance. The 1970s have often...