This project examines the portrayal of mental health issues and the way in which women who live with them are treated by others in Jane Eyre and Ruth Hall, in conversation with criticism and contemporary writings on women’s health. In both novels, women’s mental illness reinforces society’s perception of them as “other,”… more
This project examines the portrayal of mental health issues and the way in which women who live with them are treated by others in Jane Eyre and Ruth Hall, in conversation with criticism and contemporary writings on women’s health. In both novels, women’s mental illness reinforces society’s perception of them as “other,” and their marginalization. …
In the Victorian era men were held to the ideal of strength, finances, and the societal class system These ideals were then reinforced through literature, such as in the novels Jane Eyre and Fanny Fern. Victorian novels have often been perceived as grandeur romances; a beautiful English woman falling in love and marrying a rich handsome man. That portrayal of…
By using Jane Eyre, Ruth Hall, and images of the time, this project seeks to explore how children coming of age were viewed during the Victorian era based on such factors as their class, intelligence, gender, and beauty. In doing so, we will reveal the high and sometimes… more