The state of marriage in the nineteenth century was strongly influenced by wealth and social standing. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen challenge these ideas through their protagonists Jane and Lizzy. Each woman creates her own identity and sense of independence...

The story of Young Goodman Brown was a complex story about a man and his beliefs on heaven and sin. Bizarre in it's storyline, it nonetheless, is a very readable piece. Young Goodman Brown is a newly married (just three months) devout man. He prides himself on his rightiousness and his pristine...