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'Bertha' in Charlotte Bronte’s 'Jane Eyre' and Jean Rhys’s 'Wide Sargasso Sea' - Comparison and Analysis90

'Bertha' in Charlotte Bronte’s 'Jane Eyre' and Jean Rhys’s 'Wide Sargasso Sea' - Comparison and Analysis

In Charlotte Bronte's novel, 'Jane Eyre', there is a minor, but terrifying, character, named Bertha ~ the original 'madwoman in the attic'. In Jean Rhys's novel, 'Wide Sargasso Sea', the main character is a sympathetic young girl, named Antoinette, who is taken away from her home, to a strange land, where her feelings are misunderstood and mistreated, leading to a breakdown. But Bronte's wild 'Bertha' is Rhys's sweet 'Antoinette'.

23 comments    literature vampire west indies
Good vs. Evil71

Good vs. Evil

The other day I was supervising an inmate whereby he came to ask me, "why are there so many detective shows on television, and why are we so drawn to them?" I started to think why is he asking me this, only to realize that after five hours of him...

3 comments    life movies television
A Guide to Creating Interesting Fictional Characters82

A Guide to Creating Interesting Fictional Characters

Are your fictional characters falling flat? There might be some crucial elements you're missing...

10 comments    women writing people
Heroic Journey in Amos Tutuola's Palm-Wine Drinkard81

Heroic Journey in Amos Tutuola's Palm-Wine Drinkard

The Palm-Wine Drinkard is an excellent example of the heroic journey informed by traditional African story-telling and folktales.

14 comments    death africa journey
How to Get Started Writing71

How to Get Started Writing

Want to get a head start on writing you first short story or novel? Need some tips or just a quick guide to help you get started? Check out this quick, easy to follow guide on getting started writing!

3 comments    writing story book
Conflict in Literature: What is Internal and External Conflict68

Conflict in Literature: What is Internal and External Conflict

A good narrative and film needs CONFLICT. Conflict is a very important part of PLOT. There are two basic types of conflict; internal and external.

1 comment    education esl plot
The Genre of Autobiography: Definition and Characteristics88

The Genre of Autobiography: Definition and Characteristics

Autobiography is a way to organize the story of a life and reflect on the past in order to better understand the present. Common characteristics of autobiography are the grammatical perspective of the work, the identity of the self, and self-reflection and introspection.

7 comments    autobiography memoirs life story
How To Write Great Dialogue74

How To Write Great Dialogue

A great story is built on a framework of strong dialogue that moves the story along.

3 comments    entertainment education writing
Screenwriting - How to Write the Perfect Scene For Your Movie73

Screenwriting - How to Write the Perfect Scene For Your Movie

Great movies are made from a series of perfect scenes. A perfect scene contains setting, character, action and dialogue.

5 comments    entertainment how to writing
How to Write an Interesting and Diverse Character68

How to Write an Interesting and Diverse Character

Everyone has a story, and everyone wants their story to be told. Whether your tale is about a knight and dragons or a janitor at a jail, no story can take place without a character. From our youngest days in...

2 comments    writing fiction short story
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