Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen - (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817)
Romantic fiction
Landed gentry
Realism – biting irony & social commentary
Constant support from family
Epistolary novel
18th century ~ 19th century
Dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing & economic security
Austen’s works - Sense and Sensibility
1. Sense and Sensib
From early 1900’s to the latest performance in 2010, there are various kinds of the lovers.
Their clothes, skin colors, heights(especially Hermia and Helena) etc. are all different.
Look at the pictures carefully and guess who Hermia is.
Especially England was in golden age; Victorian age. England was successful in economy and politic.
With the stability of society, art developed gre
character를 분석하고 두 대조적인 여성의 사랑, 삶의 방식, 인생에 대한 적응성 등을 주로 여성 인물의 관점에서 비교하고 분석해 보겠다.
Ⅱ. Female Character Analysis
하디의 소설 속에 등장하는 여성인물들은 과거에 흔히 소설의 여주인공으로 등장하던 인물들과는 좀 다른 부류에 속해 있음을 알 수 있
1.Brief Introduction of Author
Toni Morrison
African-American female writer
Her novels particularly focused
on racial & gender issues of black
women
Wrote The Bluest Eye based on her
‘real life experience’
Main Characters
Pecola Breedlove
A poor, black girl eager to have white skin and blue eyes.
She becomes insane at the end of the novel
Claudia Ma
tower. Although her rescuer is an ugly ogre, not a handsome prince, Fiona declares that Shrek is her true love. Sometimes, Fiona saves Shrek when he is in danger. In that sense, Fiona is different from other female characters in fairy tales, such as Cinderella and Snow White. Today, many women, like Fiona, are independent and no longer need to wait for Prince Charming’s rescue or magic kiss.