This paper explains that Samuel Richardson's "Pamela", written more than 200 years before Helen Fielding's ?Bridget Jones's Diary?, yields surprising parallels.
Abstract This paper discusses that both "saucy" women tell their stories through journals. The author believes that, though Bridget Jones is described as a thirty-something singleton in London, she clearly does not equal Pamela in emotional maturity. The paper contends that, whereas Bridget Jones is ostensibly free to make choices regarding her job and the men she dates and sleeps with, Pamela appears to have no choice but to submit.
From the Paper "Richardson thus tackles many themes that would have been shocking to many residents of 18th century England. As Pamela herself chronicles her emotional growth, much of her musings stray into the erotic. Initially, she wonders how ?Love borders so much on Hate.? Eventually, she wonders at her growing attraction to Mr. B, and despairs over her inability to hate her brutish captor. Because she does not love Mr. B at first, there is a clear undercurrent of sexual conflict and eroticism to many of her writings."
Abstract This paper presents an exploration of women's places through the writing of British fiction. Using three classic examples of women's fiction in British literature, the writer examines the overt and underlying relationship women have in the world and with society throughout the evolvement of literature. The three pieces used are Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"; Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own"; and Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones's Diary".
From the Paper "One of the things that the story of Jane Eyre is most noted for is the way it allows the reader to develop an understanding of societal opinions for that time. Jane Eyre is portrayed as every clich? known in history when it comes to the role of females in British society at that time. From the beginning of the book it is evidenced that the fact Eyre is not considered attractive by societal standards provides an opportunity and an acceptance of her less than stellar treatment. Beauty has always been a quest for those in the female gender but through the study of British literature."
This paper analyzes the various reasons actress Renee Zellweger gained a significant amount of weight to play the title character in "Bridget Jones' Diary" and the potentially dangerous message this sends to young women.
Abstract This paper focuses on the intense media attention paid to Renee Zellweger during the filming of "Bridget Jones' Diary" and its sequel. This paper discusses how the tale of a woman who is obsessed with finding a man and even more obsessed with her fluctuating weight struck a chord with women around the world. This paper explores the reasons that the usually slender and American Zellweger was chosen to play the British heroine as well as the eating plan the actress followed in order to gain the weight for the film. The writer of this paper also examines the media's praise for Zellweger's weight gain and eventual loss as well as its negative impact on actresses, such as Kirstie Alley, who gain weight due to childbearing or other reasons. This paper discusses the dangerous message Hollywood is sending young women regarding what is deemed beautiful and perfect.
From the Paper "But when Zellweger showed her newly slim physique to the world, despite her command performance as Jones, her weight loss was what drew raves, as high in quality as her acting in the role may have been. And although, Zellweger was eager to note that she hadn't shaken her alter ego off completely. "I'd be out in the cab and asking the guy in an English accent," she sighs, shaking her head. "[I say] 'brilliant, lovely,' all those things. 'Quite,' I say 'quite' a lot now ... " she was also eager to find a film to show off her return to slenderness. Her thin sculpted frame in her next release in "Chicago" assured the world that Zellweger was still capable of high glamour. Her weighty photos for one fashion magazine never made it to print, but newly slender, she graced the cover of Vogue. When an actress such as Kristie Alley, a former beauty queen, gains weight not for a role but because of age and childbearing, the world grows uncomfortable."
An account of the witchtrials in Salem, examining the background, the hysteria, and three individuals- Sarah Good, Bridget Bishop, and Rebecca Nurse, who were tried and hanged for witchcraft.
2,875 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 4 sources, 2002, $ 85.95
Abstract This paper provides an in-depth look at the witch-hunt hysteria that overtook the village of Salem, Massachusetts in the late 17th century. The author discusses the rigid Puritan lifestyle, class systems, possible motivations behind the witch hunting, and the well-known story that started the anarchy, that of the Reverend Parris' household, plagued by suspicion of the occult.
From the Paper "In the late 17th century, the lion quietly walked among the inhabitants of Salem , Massachusetts . Zealously obedient to this admonishment from the apostle Peter, the pious folk of New England searched their souls ? and those of their neighbors ? for even the slightest stain. These Puritan's believed it was their objective to stare down that lion, until Judgment Day saw him vanquished. In the spring and summer of 1692, that great lion roared, and brought with it devastation that tore Salem apart. Nineteen men and women, all having been tried, and convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope on the outskirts of Salem Village , for hanging. Hundreds of others were arrested and imprisoned on witchcraft charges. Dozens languished in jail for months without trials. Then, almost as soon as it had begun, the hysteria that swept through Puritan Massachusetts ended."
Abstract This paper takes the theme of romance in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and relates it to the theme of romance in the 21st century. It demonstrates how although it is set in England in upper-class households over two hundred years ago in the year 1813, the events in the plot and the attributes of the characters still relate to people today. It shows how ultimately, the book withstands the test of time because people in the 19th century and people in the 21st century all possess the same interests and desires that all revolve around relationships: to gossip and chat about love matches, to find a soul mate and to marry that soul mate for true love.
From the Paper "One character in the novel who is lucky enough to find her true love and be married is Elizabeth Bennet. Because she ends up with an idealized lifestyle of a lavishly rich future shared with a charming man who is the star of a small town, she instantly attracts the audience and connects with them as she faces the trials and tribulations leading up to her final victory. Elizabeth's fabulous prospects are not the only things that attract the audience though. She is the strong heroine of the novel, and the only one who eventually sees the light. Elizabeth is the only one of all of the Bennet sisters, who marries solely for love, and even gets consent from her father to do so, when he pulls her into his office and reads the letter from Mr. Collins telling explaining the betrothal between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth to Mr. Bennet."
Tags: romance, elizabeth, bennet, darcy, bridget, jones, love
Abstract The paper analyzes "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", written by Ann Brashares about four girls who have been close friends since they were small children. The paper describes how, for the first time in their lives, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget are about to be separated from one another, managing to preserve their friendship because of a very special pair of jeans. The paper examines how, because each of these girls has different interests and personalities, their friendship depends upon accepting one another for who they are. The paper analyzes how acceptance is one of the most important themes in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", and Ann Brashares develops this theme through plot and characterization.
Abstract This paper reviews how Hill's book makes an extremely useful contribution to feminist historiography. It claims that the book transcends the relatively narrow sphere of feminist historiography and achieves its author's stated, ambitious objective of bringing together women's history and eighteenth-century social history, which prior to the writing of this book had become increasingly separate. The author of the paper offers a personal opinion and contends that the book is extremely comprehensive and succeeds in making a thorough reassessment of how women experienced work in eighteenth-century England.
From the Paper ""Women, Work & Sexual Politics in Eighteenth-Century England" by Bridget Hill is a book that makes an extremely useful contribution to feminist historiography. More than that, it transcends the relatively narrow sphere of feminist historiography and achieves its author's stated, ambitious objective of bringing together women's history and eighteenth-century social history, which prior to the writing of this book had become increasingly separate. The book is extremely comprehensive, and succeeds in making a thorough reassessment of how women experienced work in eighteenth-century England. This was of ..."
Abstract The paper explains "op art" as a term that refers to visual art that makes use of optical illusions in its overall aesthetic effect. The paper
examines the history of op art and its humble origins, while investigating the genre's main characteristics. The paper also discusses its main practitioners, namely, Bridget Riley, Julian Stanczak and Richard Anuskiewicz.
From the Paper "Traces of the origins of op art can be found in the German Constructivist School known as the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus were known more as a philosophical and design school than they were as artists. Their design philosophy was rooted in the idea of "form and function" over purely aesthetic pleasure. The Bauhaus filtered all their ideas through serious, rational analysis. This movement would be imported to the United States with the rise of the Third Reich in Germany in the early 1930s, when the original Bauhaus academy was forced to close and many of its leading personalities fled to America. The 1930s and 1940s would see the creation of several proto-op works, including several works by Victor Vasarely, a Hungarian artist."
