Young Victoria: The Kensington System
In Young Victoria, I was interested most in how weak and dependent Victoria was shown to be prior to ascending the throne. In the film, the Queen’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, and Sir John Conroy seem...
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Pride & Prejudice: Meeting the Bennet Family
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lweymjmz4GY/Ss1-In4J38I/AAAAAAAAJ78/RU5UXZXNfrI/s1600/pride+and+prejudice+2+.jpg Opening scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjoO3kW0Zg I found the opening of Pride &...
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Bride and Prejudice: Cultural Divisions
www.thecinemasource.com I found the most significant alteration in Chadha’s Bride and Prejudice to be the inclusion of both Western and Indian cultures rather than socioeconomic divisions. I believe...
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Buñel’s Abismos de Pasion
http://www.mcu.es/principal/img/novedades/2008/MexicoBunuel_FE01.jpg Luis Buñel’s Abismos de Pasión, the 1954 adaptation of Wuthering Heights, transplants Emily Brontë’s iconic story into 18th century...
View ArticleOverarching Subject of Morality
One aspect of the course that I feel has been addressed in very different ways thus far is morality. It has been a theme addressed throughout the literature we have read thus far in many different...
View ArticleSurveillance in Oliver Twist
One scene that stood out to me was in chapter 26 prior to the conversation between Monks and Fagin. The two go to Fagin’s home to discuss events regarding Oliver and the narration emphasized how...
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Casting of Keira Knightley in Pride & Prejudice
sararose-justlittlerandom.blogspot.com This weekend I went to the movies and we got to the theater in time to see the previews- since it was a Friday evening, most of the films advertised were,...
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The Gaze in Alice in Wonderland
www.aceshowbiz.com I found the subject of Mulvey’s gaze interesting and prevalent in Burton’s adaptation. I would argue in the novel Alice is most often the subject of the gaze. When Alice first goes...
View ArticleFavorite and Least Favorite Texts
This semester my favorite novel was Wuthering Heights. I always heard the Brontë sisters referenced in other classes, but I hadn’t read any of their works prior to this course. I surprisingly really...
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