To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Woman in White :: Compare Contrast Lee Woman White Essays

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee side (post 1914) and The Woman in face cloth by Wilkie Collins (pre 1914)I chose the book To Kill a Mockingbird as I had read it a composition agoand had enjoyed it a great deal, I was also interested in the themesand subjects covered in it, such as Prejudice, innocence, how a mindset affects peoples opinions etc My only if problem was I had no ideawhat to compare it to as I am not a huge fan of classical literature,and do not know many books of this style. My teacher suggested I tryeither Jane Eyre or The Woman in White, as they both covered thethemes and subjects of To Kill a Mockingbird. First I tried JaneEyre, after a few chapters I decided to try The Woman in White, asI found Jane Eyre quite monotonous and dull. The first few chaptersin The Woman in White were also quite dull but at nigh chapter 8/9it starts getting really interesting soon after I couldnt put itdown. It is now one of my favourite booksThe Woman in White is a story about t he horrific acts a man of highstatus could commit in the 1800s and get away with (Sir PercivalGlyde). The story begins by introducing us to Walter Hartright, who isthe primary narrator, through him we have our first encounter with thewoman in white (Anne Catherick), who hints that she had been terriblywronged by an evil baronet (who we soon discover to be Sir PercivalGlyde). Sir Percival is engaged to Laura Fairlie, the beautiful artstudent of Mr Hartright. But Laura and Mr Hartright are in love, thetriangle ends with Laura and Sir Percival marrying and Mr Hartrightgoing to Central America to try to forget Laura. It turns out that SirPercival has a terrible secret, which Mrs Catherick (Annes mother)knows it is that he is not really a baronet he becomes paranoid ofAnne discovering it so he sends her to an asylum. In addition, he isin great debt, which is why he marries Laura as she is set to inherita great fortune. This is the base of which a terrible conspiracy takesplace, which rob s Laura of her identity and money then locks her up inan asylum. The rest of the story concerns her revenge, and how it waspossible for such a thing to take place.To Kill a Mocking Bird is also based around how an devoidwho is wronged simply to suit a persons personal needs.