Jeanette Winterson Essays
Love as Failed Imagination in 'The Passion' and in Sexton's Poetry College
The Passion
The notion of love is something that evades language, yet has been a staple theme in literary works all over the world. Writers have struggled to express this abstract feeling in language and accord it with a definition so that it can finally be...
A Feminist Criticism of The Passion College
The Passion
Employing a feminist while analyzing Jeannette Winterson’s The Passion allows for the use of many tools that can assist the reader while conducting a close reading of this work. Some terms from Tyson’s Critical Theory Today that will aid in the...
The Broadened Notion of Gender and the Possibilities It Implies in Winterson’s 'Sexing the Cherry' College
Sexing the Cherry
Jeanette Winterson’s 1989 novel Sexing the Cherry, through postmodern elements of experimentation of literary forms and untraditional narrative structure as well as featuring elements of magic realism subverts the established notions regarding...
The Unsuccessful Overturn of Patriarchy in Sexing the Cherry College
Sexing the Cherry
How should we fight against evil? The question is an eternal one, one which will have bearing on life during all ages. Jeanette Winterson’s Sexing the Cherry is a good example of this because it crosses the lines of multiple time periods - it is...
Coming Out and Ways of Coping in Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit College
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-of-age novel that describes the life of a girl named Janette who is adopted into an evangelical household. Raised by a mother who is blindly devoted to her church, Janette as well feels great connection...
'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' and the Theme of Music 10th Grade
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
The autobiographical novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson explores the themes of religious tolerance and relationships affected by differences of beliefs. It tells the story of Jeanette, a girl who struggles to find her...
A Hardbound God in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit College
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
A woman climbs into the pulpit and begins to preach. Her words are persuasive and moving, and many believe that she speaks from the Spirit. She is a woman of faith who longs to fulfill her mother’s desire for her to become a missionary. She is...
Religious Elements of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit College
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Religious symbols, narratives, and language play prominent roles in both A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. In the Portrait, religious symbols and language permeate the consciousness of Stephen, such that...
The Roles of Symbols in Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit College
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit explores the themes of homosexuality and relationships affected by difference. Throughout this novel, it is clear that there are symbols present that carry the overall meaning in this piece....
Escaping Religion: "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" and "Blankets" College
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson and Blankets by Craig Thompson are coming-of-age stories that primarily focus on the religious beliefs of their respective authors. Winterson grew up in an Evangelical household. Her mother was...
The Presentation of Entrapped Protagonists in Jane Eyre and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? 12th Grade
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
In both the 19th century fictional autobiography of Jane Eyre, and the 21st century memoir by Jeanette Winterson, protagonists are presented as being trapped within the oppressive worlds that they inhabit. Winterson and Eyre fight many battles,...
Exploration of the Body Itself in Jeanette Winterson’s 'Written on the Body' College
Written on the Body
Jeanette Winterson uses fantastic and glorified imagery throughout her novel, Written on the Body, to discuss the human body. The images represented are mostly the bodies of women, in which she calls attention to the various elements of...
