In the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, the author engages the reader with imagery and melancholic details. Utilizing imagery helps the reader understand how lonely and difficult Jane's life can be. Although she is an orphan, books are her escape from reality, or at least an activity to spend time.…
In the end it all resumes to the requirement that Mr. Rochester be “like” Jane, only then her fulfilment of passionate love will occure…
Bronte demonstrates her stance on feminism by creating characters that defy the stereotypical ideal woman during the Victorian era. Jane’s characterization opposed many desired virtues of the Victorian era because the ideal woman at the time was docile and selflessly devoted to her family as demonstrated in Patmore’s poem which reads, “ Man must be pleased, but him to please/ Is woman’s pleasure.” (Document E) As opposed to the character of Jane Eyre portrayed as a strong, stubborn woman who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and has control of her own choices. Since she has no familial male figures present in her life, Jane has the opportunity to make autonomous decisions on what she wants, contradicting the standard rule of male ownership of…
In this book, the author, Charlotte Bronte, has chosen to take an almost autobiographical approach to the plot. At many points in the novel, comparisons can be drawn between both Eyre and Bronte's life.…
When at school, Jane was learning much more than arithmetic. She was mature enough now to have a deep understanding of her faith, and developed a firm support for her beliefs. It was during this period of her life when she truly realized how her abuse in childhood formed her growing personality. Her discoveries of love and it’s lasting effect even after death are the evident foundations for her actions later on. By now, she had forgiven her abusers and moved on with her life, now that it was finally her…
Jane does not allow her goals to rest solely upon marrying. Although Rochester's betrayal sends her into depression, she tells St. John that she could be perfectly happy as a simple teacher with her own school and a few students. Jane’s attitude toward Mr. Rochester, when he attempts to impress her with jewels and expensive clothes for her wedding starts to prove her role as a feminist. In fact, she says that "the more he bought me, the more my cheek burned with a sense of annoyance and degradation" (Brontë 236). Her unwillingness to be objectified is the best indication that she does not define herself by two of the "marriageability" components; economic status and beauty.…
The novel Jane Eyre is a story about a stoic woman who fights her entire life through many trials and tribulations until she finds true love and achieves an almost nirvana-like state of being. The manner, in which Charlotte Bronte writes, her tone and diction especially, lends its self to the many purposes of the novel. The diction of Bronte usually had characteristics of gothic culture and showed the usually negative and angry inner thoughts of Jane. The tone of the novel was there sympathetic towards Jane and displayed her as an intelligent and kind person who has been given a terrible lot in life. This allows the audience to feel connected with Jane because most people have gone through times in their life where they have felt similar emotions to that of Jane. This common thread between Jane and the audience allowed Bronte to better explain the internal struggles of Jane Eyre.…
“Jane’s relationship with Rochester in the early part of the novel is based not on love but control, manipulation and secrecy. She does well to escape”…
“The four settings in the novel reflect the four stages in Jane’s life”. In light of this comment, discuss in the importance of settings in Jane Eyre…
A factor that could complicate a new romance developing is Jane's lack of experience with men and Rochester's willingness to take advantage of it. The men she has come across thus far have treated her with cruelty and disdain. For example her cousin John Reed bullied and tortured her from morning until night when she was only a little girl. Jane was never presented with much affection or care by her benefactress, Mrs. Reed. So…
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre illustrates the significance of self-respect, confidence, and integrity in overcoming several predicaments. Bronte portrays this through Jane, who possesses both a sense of self-worth and dignity, which are continually tested and depicted throughout the novel. These attributes are illustrated when she refuses St. John’s hand in marriage, leaves Rochester after discovering his secret that he is married, and when she bravely stands up to Mrs. Reed.…
Jane miscomprehends the relationship between the both of them and further draws out the expectation of upper class marrying others who are in the same socio-economic standing. She compares her own relationship with Rochester and Blanche’s relationship to him as well:…
In the classic novel, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte tells the story of an orphaned governess and her romance with Edward Rochester. As Bronte develops the plot, she subtly uses symbolism to represent ideas. Throughout the book, Bronte includes objects and events that symbolize a deeper concept.…
Set in the nineteenth century, Jane Eyre describes a woman’s continuous journey through life in search of acceptance and inner peace. Each of the physical journeys made by the main character, Jane Eyre, have a significant effect on her emotions and cause her to grow and change into the woman she ultimately becomes. Her experiences at Lowood School, Thornfield Hall, Moor house, and Ferndean ingeniously correspond with each stage of Jane’s inner quest and development from an immature child to an intelligent and sophisticated woman…
<br>Not only is "Jane Eyre" a novel about one woman's journey through life, but Brontë also conveys to the reader the social injustices of the period, such as poverty, lack of universal education and sexual inequality. Jane's plight and her "dependent…