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Michaelena Ferraro wrote a new blog post What is the most interesting thing you learned? in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 3 months agoAll throughout the semester we have been reading many different texts from Victorian Literature. In the beginning, for me personally at least, I was not anticipating that there would really be any obvious […]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post Romance and society? in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 4 months agoI can now truly see why “Victorian Connections” is such a fitting title when we want to group together all of the things that we are reading this semester. Sometimes when reading and doing research, you almost […]
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Michaelena Ferraro commented on the post, Wilde, De Profundis, on the groupblog
Marginalia 3 years, 4 months agoWilde is not finding hope in religion the same way that many people do. His time in prison seems to have given him a bleak outlook on life but based on (para 82) he seems to find some spiritual comfort in his suffering?…
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Michaelena Ferraro wrote a new blog post The Significance of Religion. in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 4 months agoWhen reading Oscar Wilde’s letter there was an aspect that stood out as something that was quite consistent throughout the piece as well as other pieces of literature that we have read. I found it interesting the […]
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Michaelena Ferraro commented on the post, Chapter 44, on the groupblog
Marginalia 3 years, 4 months agoWhen I read this paragraph it reminded me of the line “I am Heathcliff” from Wuthering Heights. I found it interesting that we see a similar line here “you are part of my existence, part of myself”. I was […]
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Michaelena Ferraro wrote a new blog post Pip and Heathcliff? in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 4 months agoEach piece of literature we read from this time period, seems to always touch on social class and how it correlates to the characters. This seems to be a very important part the the development of each story and […]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post Storytellers in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 4 months agoWhile reading the next section of Great Expectations I was drawn to recount a certain aspect of Wuthering Heights. I wanted to point out a connection I noticed about the way in which both of the authors, Dickens […]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post The Voice of the Child in Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 5 months agoWhen reading the first few chapters of Great Expectations I began to think further into how children are used in a lot of different ways in Victorian Literature. Due to the fact that I am writing my critical […]
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Michaelena Ferraro wrote a new blog post Dependence and the Overall Plan in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 5 months agoThe idea of dependence is explored in great depth in both Darwin’s writings as well as Chamber’s writings. We see the idea that one thing cannot exist without another thing. There is a plan for development before […]
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Michaelena Ferraro commented on the post, Chambers, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, on the groupblog
Marginalia 3 years, 5 months agoThis paragraph particularly interested me because I am usually looking forward to how an author will close out a piece of writing. As I am reading I am always forming different concluding paragraphs in my head and […]
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Michaelena Ferraro started the topic Emily Bronte Unveiled in the forum
Nineteenth-Century Studies 3 years, 5 months agoAccording to scholar Claire O’Callaghan in the article “Queerness, Quietness and Solitude,” Emily Bronte was extremely introverted and was frequently made fun of because she did not fit the standards for an ideal woman at the time she was alive. She kept many of her thoughts private and lacked social skills. In a tribute, Charlotte Bront…[Read more]
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Michaelena Ferraro wrote a new blog post The “Catherine’s” in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 5 months agoWhen continuing to read Wuthering Heights we can see a strong parallel between Catherine and Cathy. I wanted to relate this back to discussing if Emily Bronte put woman in a position of inferiority for the […]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post George Eliot and Emily Bronte.. in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 6 months agoWhen continuing to read Wuthering Heights, I continue to see just how much control over the woman and what they do that the people in power have. For example, Catherine cannot do anything or see anyone without it […]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post Connections between Readings in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 6 months agoWhen reading the first couple of chapters for Wuthering Heights I continue to see that same abuse of power that we see in so many other readings. Nelly begins to recant the stories of […]
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Michaelena Ferraro commented on the post, The Chimney Sweeper, on the groupblog
Marginalia 3 years, 6 months agoDo you think this poem relates to the working class as a whole or is it more specifically referencing child labor? What clues in the text lead you to believe this, and why?
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Michaelena Ferraro started the topic Victorian Attitude in Regards to Slavery in the forum Nineteenth-Century Studies 3 years, 6 months ago
Following the in depth conversations about Carlyle’s connections to slavery in class, Group Five decided to focus on the overall attitude Victorians displayed in regards to slavery in class. One person we focused on was Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843-1880). Sarah was born a princess of the Egbado clan of the Yoruba people in Nigeria. She was k…[Read more]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post Connections in Readings in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 6 months agoOne theme that we tend to see constantly throughout most of the literature we analyze in this class is the criticism of politics in society. This is why it is important that we understand the context of when […]
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Michaelena Ferraro edited the blog post What I hope to learn about Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 3 years, 6 months agoI hope to dive into what exactly sets Victorian Literature apart from all other kinds of literature from different eras. Of course this course centers around what connects all of the literature, however while you […]
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Michaelena Ferraro replied to the topic Favorite work of Victorian literature in the forum
Nineteenth-Century Studies 3 years, 6 months agoA piece of Victorian Literature that I would consider my favorite is Alice in Wonderland. I had to read it since I was apart of a production of “Alice and Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass” and ended up falling in love with the story and all of the characters.
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