Victorian Literature

"Is it not possible that God may hear my prayers, disperse these gloomy shadows, and grant me some beams of heaven's sunshine yet? Will He entirely deny to me those blessings which are so freely given to others, who neither ask them nor acknowledge them when received?" -Agnes Grey in Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey

Well, I don't entirely feel that my whole life is gloomy shawdows, but in reading this novel, this line of prose accosted me. It is a question I have asked to no one in particular many times. I just had to share it somewhere. I am writing my next paper for this course on the "plight" of the Victorian era governess as depicted in various novels. The assignment really was to read Jane Eyre and then come up with a thesis and write a paper...but when I decided to write about governesses in the era (Jane was a governess) I also decided to quickly read a couple more novels to get a broader understanding. So I found Agnes Grey online yesterday and am almost finished it now. I also want to read Vanity Fair before I start writing the paper as well. It is due next Friday. So that is why I stumbled across this statement. At any rate, I can identify with Agnes in some of the troubles that life throws. Unfortunately, I am not writing the novel of my life and therefore I can not determine whether there will be a happy ending where dreams come true or just an ending, plain and simple. Thats all for today.