How do I add context into my paragraph?

Context is vital for showing your understanding of a text as well as helping support your argument when writing an essay. It is important when adding a context point to your paragraph that is is only a brief sentence, you don't need to use a quote. Extensive writing on context will mean you deviate from your point and weaken your argument. As an example, if you are writing and essay on Jane Eyre and the focus of your paragraph is the independence of women you might add short points such as: "Women had little financial independence in the nineteenth century", or "the novel is set in the patriarchal society of the eighteen hundreds", or "the struggle for social independence and success for women is revealed in Bronte's own choice to publish under the pseudonym Currer Bell". These brief bites of context will help add to your argument and will be easy to add either at the beginning of your paragraph as you make your point, or after the close analysis of your quote to expand your explanation. The most important thing is that they remain short and relevant to blend seamlessly into your writing.