The aspect of feminine condition in both books is a second class existence. The societal choices available for women are more limited compared to those available for men.
Are not the books' opinions on the matter, rather obvious as well? I will be expanding on my statement by using material from the books, providing my own analysis, and comparing it to present day. (Good comment;frank and to the point.)
I feel like this thesis could apply to any two books set in the Victorian Era, or before. The thesis could even be applied to the Victorian Era itself, and still be relevant, for example:
"The aspect of feminine condition in the Victorian Era was a second class existence. The societal choices available for women were more limited compared to those available for men."
The thesis makes sense, but I think the thesis could be more specific on how Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea show the limited societal choices for women, and how the female characters deal with these choices on an individual level.
Ok. Name a few books(written during that time) that are as bold as Jane Eyre's portrayal of womens' circumstances, and we'll see if my thesis is too broad.(not WSS cus it eas written in the 20th century) I'm not looking back and saying that women were in a crappy position; I'm showing that JE had the balls to say it.
Mention the books in the intro paragraph (if not in the thesis statement). IN the body of your essay: address the effect of these limitations - did it cause something for Charlotte Bronte? Why is it still the case 150 years later when Rhys is writing her novel? Why portray these limitations?
Isn't that rather obvious? I'd be more interested about what the books' respective opinions are about said second-class existence.
ReplyDeleteAre not the books' opinions on the matter, rather obvious as well?
ReplyDeleteI will be expanding on my statement by using material from the books, providing my own analysis, and comparing it to present day.
(Good comment;frank and to the point.)
I feel like this thesis could apply to any two books set in the Victorian Era, or before. The thesis could even be applied to the Victorian Era itself, and still be relevant, for example:
ReplyDelete"The aspect of feminine condition in the Victorian Era was a second class existence. The societal choices available for women were more limited compared to those available for men."
The thesis makes sense, but I think the thesis could be more specific on how Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea show the limited societal choices for women, and how the female characters deal with these choices on an individual level.
Ok. Name a few books(written during that time) that are as bold as Jane Eyre's portrayal of womens' circumstances, and we'll see if my thesis is too broad.(not WSS cus it eas written in the 20th century)
ReplyDeleteI'm not looking back and saying that women were in a crappy position; I'm showing that JE had the balls to say it.
Mention the books in the intro paragraph (if not in the thesis statement). IN the body of your essay: address the effect of these limitations - did it cause something for Charlotte Bronte? Why is it still the case 150 years later when Rhys is writing her novel? Why portray these limitations?
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