This week we discussed “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, a narrative written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1850. He was an only child to his middle class parents. His father was a lighthouse builder, and his mother was a harbor engineer, so Stevenson kept the […]
In the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh described her education as torture. More specifically, she said “In looking down/ Those years of education (to return)/ I wonder if Brinvilliers suffered more/ In the water-torture.” Here, she is making a reference to Marie Marguerite, Marquise de Brinvilliers, who will be focused on in this […]
This week, we analyzed Mary Wollstonecraft’s letter entitled, “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.” The letter addressed Wollstonecraft’s opinions on women being treated as objects, not being well educated, etc. One thing was brought up during the discussion that I found particularly interesting. In the 1700s, it was thought to be dangerous for women […]
During class this week, we analyzed two stories written by the former slaves, Olaudah Equiano and Mary Prince. We discussed how different the two of them were in terms of their experiences and lifestyles. Olaudah Equiano seemed to have had an easier life of slavery, building relationships with each of his owners. The first one […]
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