Essays about: "feminism feminist pride and prejudice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words feminism feminist pride and prejudice.

1. 1. A Heroine of Change and Consolidation : Elizabeth Bennet: A Harbinger of Change in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Dianne Lesley Magtulis Cano; [2022]
   Keywords : marriage; wedding; tradition; change; wealth; money; female characters; women; love; patriarchal society; gender bias; 18th century; 19th century; feminism; feminist; heroine;

   Abstract : Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular literary since it was published due to the concept of shifting social structure. Marriage is one of the most critiqued concepts by different scholars, giving their views on what would be the implication portrayed by Elizabeth Bennet and her influence on Mr. Darcy to marry for love. READ MORE

3. 2. Blinded by Angels, Monsters, Mad Women, or Mothers : The Struggling Break from Patriarchy in Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Satvinder Sue Munde; [2021]
   Keywords : Patriarchy; Hegemony; Misogynistic; Feminism; Gynocritics;

   Abstract : This study attempts to shed light on the psychological mindsets of two minor femalecharacters in two fictional stories, Lady Capulet, the mother in Romeo and Juliet (1597), and Mrs Bennet, the mother in Pride and Prejudice (1813). The stories are set centuries apart by two different English authors. READ MORE

4. 3. FEMINISM AND ELIZABETH A Comparison Between Elizabeth Bennet and Secondary Characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Jenny Malmborg; [2020-09-22]
   Keywords : feminism; women in literature;

   Abstract : While feminism in Pride and Prejudice has been a subject for discussion for many decades, in this essay I aim to show how Elizabeth Bennet’s feminism is shown through the comparison with three secondary characters. This essay will examine the characters with the help of a narratological approach that shows what main trait the characters have and how this is used to explain them further concerning feminism and Elizabeth. READ MORE

5. 4. Quietly Defiant: Challenging Society’s Ideal Woman in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Alicia Hirvenoja Simon; [2020]
   Keywords : Jane Austen; literature; feminism; character analysis; sense and sensibility; pride and prejudice; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Jane Austen is a well-known author, particularly within feminist literary history as her texts often included the lives of young women. The protagonists of Austen’s novels have often been the subject of analysis regarding how the author argued about women’s position in society however the minor characters are seldom discussed. READ MORE

6. 5. Petticoats or Miniskirts: A Comparative Analysis of Feminine Narration in Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary 

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Ida Jonsson; [2018]
   Keywords : feminine narration; Austen; Fielding; Chick Lit; authority; feminism; feminist narratology;

   Abstract : Abstract Both Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) and Bridget Jones’s Diary (Helen Fielding) have been thoroughly examined by literary critics. When discussed from a feminist perspective, critics are ambiguous as some claim that the novels work against feminist values rather than the reverse. READ MORE