... the reader. It is significant to comment on the development of what might be viewed as bleak, depressing and hopeless material and how that is effective. All of the three adjectives can be associated with the same image of misery, sadness and desperation which as readers can link to some of the scenes or characters in the novel. The use of ... ...

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... women in the colonies in the 1840s under the British Empire and the rule of Queen Victoria. Animalistic imagery such as "tigress" and "wild beast" are used to describe her savage passionate spirit as well as the way in which colonial women were treated: sub-humanely. Post-colonial critics argue that Bertha wreaks havoc and divulges in ... ...

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