The Victorian concept of purity did not apply to them. ... The love that he has for her is put to the test when she reveals her secret and he fails. ... Throughout the story, Tess guards her purity. ... When Angel rejects her, she still holds on to her purity. ... He admits that her external purity is marred when she gives in to Alec for the second time, but still claims that her internal purity was still intact. ...

• Word Count: 1929
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Jane Eyre is by far the best known of Charlotte Bronte's novels. The story is interesting and impressive because the heroine's personal character is quite different from the common run. In other novels, the heroines are always beautiful or powerful or rich, but Jane Eyre is only a short, penniless a...

• Word Count: 3066
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Preface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. Wedding ceremony is the ritual conducted when the couple decides to establish a marital relationship and through which they can win over the approval, recognition and protection of the community. The procedure of the wedding ceremony actually reflects the various social and cultural notions. The wedding customs in anci...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School