Essays about: "gender differences in pride and prejudice"
Found 5 essays containing the words gender differences in pride and prejudice.
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1. The Importance of Gender Structures for Characters in Pride and Prejudice
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : Abstract My research questions are: why are there differences in how the four characters (Mr Collins, Charlotte, Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mary) react to and adapt themselves to the social definitions of male and female roles? What were the social ideas about gender roles in the 18th century and how are these connected to the expressions and actions of my characters? How are the differences significant to the plot and the story of the four characters mentioned above; in other words, what are the consequences of the differences in their social life? As method in writing this essay I have used the primary source Pride and Prejudice, Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity and secondary sources such as different kinds of books and articles. These sources helped me to understand what it was like to live in the 18th century. READ MORE
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2. Elizabeth Bennet's Intelligence : A Reading of Class and Gender Conventions And Transgressions in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturAbstract : In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, gender roles and gender expectations relate to class differences in a system of social convention which operates to delimit all of the characters - men and women, rich people and less privileged people - to a greater or lesser extent, in a way which reflects actual class and gender structures in England around 1800. The most important strain of social commentary on gender and class in the novel is constituted by the characterisation of Elizabeth Bennet. READ MORE
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3. Elizabeth’s Utterances in Pride and Prejudice : An Investigation of Gendered Differences from the Perspective of Face Theory
University essay from Enheten för lärarutbildningAbstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate Face Theory, from a gender perspective, in the 19th century’s novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with the help of Speech Act Theory including direct Speech and indirect Speech. The special focuses of this investigation are if Elizabeth has a stereotypical use of FTAs strategies for different genders. READ MORE
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4. Gender issues reflected within nature in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice
University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOLAbstract : This essay will analyse Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice from a feminist point of view, the emphasis being on how the environment and nature can reflect femininity and the relationships between men and women. The nature portrayed within Pride and Prejudice can also be looked at from a gender perspective in order to help understand how Jane Austen used nature to reflect the realities of gender differences in her society. READ MORE
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5. Thorny reading : A didactic and literary approach to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : Abstract This essay has a gender perspective on didactics and literature with the aim to highlight the circumstances surrounding reading and understanding the novel Pride and Prejudice in a classroom context. Since Pride and Prejudice is written with a somewhat complicated language the pupils are likely to encounter some difficulties when reading the novel. READ MORE
