Essay examines the representation of foreign countries in W. S. Maugham's "The Painted Veil" and Jean Rhys´ "Wide Sargasso Sea."

This essay on Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys seeks to prove that Antoinette's (Bertha Mason) lunacy was not merely a product of her environment (i.e. inbreeding/heredity), but more importantly a result of the vast and irreconcilable cultural differences between Rochester and her.

Jean Rhys and her use of opposing views in "Wide Sargasso Sea."  Essay describes how this can entirely change the reader's understanding of the characters and the events in a story.

Essay lists and answers questions about the book "Wide Sargasso" by Jean Rhys.