Tag Archive: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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The purpose of this image is to show how outrageous the narrator's opinion of Jenny is. It symbolizes the narrator's desire to lay with Jenny, all the while holding her to unrealistic standards.

It’s a Man’s World…and Jenny’s Just Sleeping in it

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The nineteenth century was a time of high class division, suppression, and overall judgement. Men and women were held to completely different standards and moral codes. Dante Rossetti’s poem, Jenny, is a great illustration of… Continue reading →

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Socioeconomic Slut-Shaming

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Comparing Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “Jenny” to the 90’s rom-com Pretty Woman.

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We Need To Talk: Prostitution in Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “Jenny” and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye

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A Comparison of The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and “Jenny” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti