A 'young reporter' compares child neglect in
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan and
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë in
This is Local London.
The importance of child neglect is emphasised to varying extents in these novels. Whilst in Wuthering Heights violence and child abuse is conveyed rather overtly, in On Chesil Beach it is more subtly hinted at throughout the novel. For example, in Wuthering Heights, the maltreatment of Heathcliff is very clearly shown through Hindley’s abusive behaviour towards him. Therefore, this also raises questions about the treatment of orphans, in regard to whether they are ostracised by society. The effects of this are patently demonstrated through the development of Heathcliff’s character as he becomes stiffened and bitter by how he has been treated in his past. Furthermore, the fact that he eventually becomes a tyrant himself suggests that Brontë’s intentions are to show the profound effect childhood can have on a person, and that it ultimately results in a vicious cycle of malevolence. (Marianna Jenkins)
Here's
Narnia Fans' April Fool's joke:
Ever wanted to step into Scrooge’s counting house with Charles Dickens? Maybe you’d fancy an English country dance alongside Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy with Jane Austen. Or perhaps you just want to visit the pub where C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien and their circle met and hear them discuss literature.
Well, thanks to the imagineers at Disney you will get the chance. With Disney’s purchase of Fox complete they now own most of the biopics about British writers. Disney plans to capitalize on it in a very big way by adding to Epcot’s United Kingdom Pavilion with a brand new Hall of British Writers Attraction in the tradition of Disney’s Hall of Presidents.
Among the inductees will include William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley, J.M. Berrie [sic], Lewis Carroll, Edith Nesbit, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and HG Wells. The key feature will be a faithful recreation of the Eagle and Child pub with Lewis, Tolkien, Williams and the rest of the Inklings as part of a tie-in to the upcoming Inklings Cinematic Universe of movies. (Jonathon Svendsen)
On the anniversary of her death,
Brontë Babe Blog posted about Charlotte Brontë.
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