tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074545955842912793.post5168733460948213683..comments2024-03-26T23:35:38.726+01:00Comments on the Brontë Sisters: Brontë Scholars Geri Meftah Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596915249757782612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074545955842912793.post-6057945095303984072013-08-18T18:29:13.544+02:002013-08-18T18:29:13.544+02:00This was a very interesting paper , with alot of ...This was a very interesting paper , with alot of interesting points but I was stopped cold by this passage<br /><br /><br />"<i> By the time Emily was a toddler she lost her mother and her two eldest sisters to be raised primarily by her father, although<br />Charlotte and the servants did play a role in her upbringing. <br /><br />Through the eyes of Patrick and her brother Branwell, Emily was exposed from an early age to a male dominated household ... </i><br /><br />Hello? What happened to Aunt Branwell in this retelling ? Her influence is not simply diminished, she's scrubbed out as if that lady never left Cornwall! lol<br /><br />Aunt's influence was huge...and not just on Anne . <br /><br />We know Anne and Branwell had very close ties with Aunt...what Emily's feelings ( apart from their differences over animals ) was it's hard to say . She seemed to honor Aunt at least.<br /><br />Charlotte seem to have a chilly relationship with Elizabeth Branwell But then Charlotte never liked being truly ruled as Aunt would have done. It was harder to keep things off Aunt's radar than Patrick's<br /><br />But regardless, one cannot say there was no female input in the younger 4 Bronte's upbringing .There was a very important, pattern wearing, snuff using, very much there female in the house and for well over 20 years . <br /><br />It was very interesting how fast Aunt Branwell called off the children's hunger strike and gave in over the issue of an injured Tabby staying at the Parsonage. <br /><br />That speaks to an insight into her nieces Aunt is not often credited with . She knew how to stand her ground with them , lord knows, but also how to give way <br />Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.com