Sidonie: The Queen Marie Antoinette

Pansette worked diligently to accomplish his quest for a new life. He did not immediately go to Artigat and establish himself. Pansette worked his way through the grapevines of society to figure out who Martin Guerre was and studied to become him. Once the news spread that Martin Guerre had returned, the Guerre family flocked to Pansette and shared past stories of their time with Martin. The unknowing contributions of Martin’s sisters, wife, and uncle helped to establish Pansette’s new identity.

For these reasons Cimorene is justified in ignoring the expected social norms of her day. On the other hand, others feel that Cimorene should put her kingdom first and the welfare of her people above her own pleasures. However, Cimorene is not allowed to pursue things that could help her kingdom such as being the excellent ambassador she became in the Mountains of Morning.

The fact that Desiree derives her happiness from pleasing Armand shows that she is not only his slave, but also that she helps to put herself into this position.  “When he frowned she trembled, but loved him” (317).  Desiree’s simultaneous fear and love of Armand elevates him to a god-like status in

She can be impervious to the people of Illea, but an amicable girl to close friends and family, because of the ways Eadlyn presents herself to different people, she does not know who she is on the inside. On the outside, she is fighting to be someone who is untouchable, someone who has everything put together, trying to be perfect. For Eadlyn, perfect is the end goal, but as the story continues, she finds that perfect is unattainable, and she needs to be herself. Eadlyn is set to be the next Queen, but because this is her only option it is hard for her to decipher who she really is and what she really wants. She has always known that this is what she is to become, where everyone else has the privilege to become who they are, Eadlyn does not.

Colette soon found out that she was related to the Véronique. Colette figured out that the queen kept appearing to her because the queen wanted to murder Colette, just like she did with the other order’s ancestors. Colette also discovered that the queen was not only going to hurt just her, but also some of her friends because Colette’s ancestor's betrayal hurt the queen the

Salie expressed her social separation from the French locals and extended new family members when she elaborated on her arrival in France with her-then white husband: “But once in his country, my skin cast a shadow over the idyll his family wanting only Snow White…” (Diome 26) This immediately showed that no matter what she did, she felt that she could never please her new family. She felt

How Samuel defined his own culture? Samuel defined his culture as Mexican-American. He was born and raised in Mexico, and moved to the U.S. on his late fifties. Samuel was born in a wealthy family, went to private schools in Mexico, and graduated with two bachelor’s degrees and a master degree in accounting. Samuel was raised as catholic with a Mexican traditional family, he reported that his mother was very strict and did not demonstrate love for him, which is something that it is still painful for him. Actually, Samuel was afraid of his mother and rather spent time with the maid. He did not either have a good relationship with his father. Samuel mentioned that his dad wanted him to be part of different sport teams at school and he did not

Madame Pernelle knows her station in life as set forth by society. The reader can assume that she is an older lady and has been brought up in social circles. Despite being a widow, she does not seem to possess great independence. Her harsh words to her family members preach traditional values, such as leaving business matters and advice to the men, but merely uttering those words in mixed company she pushes against the societal walls. She may not have a great sense of independence, but she does express her opinion, and even argues with men, namely Cleante and Orgon.

In the very beginning Desiree was left on a stone pillar at the Valmonde estate; it is also here that Armand Aubigny sees her and falls instantly in love with her. The stone pillar is a symbol of firm, forced male dominance in a patriarchal society. It is how men were of superior to anybody else. Desiree grew into a beautiful and gentle-hearted young woman and soon found a wealthy suitor asking for her hand. This young suitor was Armand Aubigny. He had known of Desiree’s past but was in love and did not care. Armand Aubigny’s character in this story was racist and despicable but the young bride was in love and looked past his faulty character.

In the very beginning Desiree was left on a stone pillar at the Valmonde estate; it is also here that Armand Aubigny sees her and falls instantly in love with her. The stone pillar is a symbol of firm, forced male dominance in a patriarchal society. It is how men were of superior to anybody else. Desiree grew into a beautiful and gentle-hearted young woman and soon found a wealthy suitor asking for her hand. This young suitor was Armand Aubigny. He had known of Desiree’s past but was in love and did not care. Armand Aubigny’s character in this story was racist and despicable but the young bride was in love and looked past his faulty character.

Cosette is deprived of the love that she desires and deserves. She longs for love and instead receives the opposite. The Thenardiers do not care for Cosette and do not view her as their child, to them she is a servant girl. When Jean Valjean offers to take Cosette away from the Thenardiers, they reply, “Ah monsieur! My good monsieur! Take her, keep her, take her away, carry her off, sugar her, stuff her, drink her, eat her, and be blessed by the holy Virgin and all the saints in paradise!” (154). The Thenardiers want Cosette out of their house, and no longer want the responsibility of taking care of the “imbecile child” (147). It is a blessing to them that this traveler has come to take Cosette away forever. Because of Jean Valjean's good deed, Cosette's life can improve and she can finally experience the emotion of love she longs for. Although Jean Valjean offers Cosette all the love he is capable of giving, it is not enough to satisfy Cosette. She craves for a different, romantic love after she is introduced to Marius. Hugo,

In some parts of this story you could see the old her come through the new her. When Higgins and Pickering said something rude to her she would yell “Aaaaaa-oooow-oooohh.” Before she was turned into a “Duchess” she would always make this sound when something did not go her way. Also, whenever they made her angry she would start yelling back and sometimes use improper grammar. These examples show how no one really loses their past self and it will always be there. No one can completely change, and this is a very great example of it.

Gaiman opens with a short background on how the Queen attained her royal status. Through her narration, we learn that she had been just an average village girl when the King swept through her town and took his “king’s right”. Quite early on Gaiman begins this analysis on the inequality that exists between men and women. The Queen never questions the King when he takes what he believes to be his, in this case the Queen’s innocence. Gaiman establishes the Queen as a relatable character because of her average beginnings. Because of this it will be much easier for the reader to sympathize for her alter in the story. The reader is naturally more inclined to

To say that Bertrande was likely initially underwhelmed with Martin’s return would be putting it mildly. Historians that have studied this period in French history for women surmise that Bertrande likely enjoyed the freedom of making her own decisions (Lewis 65). In fact, in her book “The Wife of Martin Guerre,” author Janet Lewis envisages an existence for Bertrande that speaks to just how much she likely enjoyed the freedom of being her own person when Martin first went away. At the same time, she was clearly vilified for it. Of this,

She feels as though if her husband is incapable of becoming king she will do what is necessary herself in seeing that she is queen.