Not as it Seems: Gaining a More Comprehensive Understanding of New Situations in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre tells a story about the journey of its protagonist, Jane, to find meaning and satisfaction in her life. The novel employs literary choices and characters’ incorrect assumptions about situations to show that although first impressions are important, seeking a deeper understanding of people and situations is more important. When Jane is trying to form a new life
Museum Assignment I find it so interesting that a simple trip to the museum can have an impact on how a student think, not just about art but life in general. People tend to assume that art is just simply about painting, drawing, or sculptures, not knowing that art is more than that. Art is also a way one can express themselves, by showing one delight, beliefs, or even honoring a person or an event that toke place. Visiting the Dallas Art Museum was one of my most exciting trips. At first I dreaded
and the Earth herself. Gaia’s desire to become a Mother, made her pregnant by herself, and she gave birth to Uranus, who was a God like Gaia. Later Gaia and Uranus had children together. Ancients across cultures also believed in an underworld, beneath the Earth, where dead souls would go. Thus Earth for the ancient Greeks represented life and death. In Aristotle’s study of the five elements he believed that the Earth rests on water. Plato assigned the geometric form of cube to the element Earth
immediately reminded of Hemingway’s Iceberg theory. Although not all of the surrounding text supports this theory perfectly, this particular quote stood out to me. The iceberg theory states that the true meaning of a work should not be apparent on the surface, the author trusts their readers to understand