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    Jane Eyre: Close Reading and Male Dominance in the Victorian Era There ’s a passage from Bronte ’s Jane Eyre that brings light to the patriarchal relationship between Jane and Rochester. Although Rochester has shown on multiple occasions that he has minimal control over his emotions and has the capacity to lash out‚ Jane admits her love for him and her feelings of safety around him. The scene depicts Rochester ’s dominance over Jane as he holds her‚ and without a word‚ she falls completely useless

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    conversation with Jane discussing this topic. Helen trusts that there is a place better than where she is on earth‚ saying ‘I count the hours till that eventful one arrives which shall restore me to him’. If Bronte did intent to present Helen in this way it gives a dramatic contrast to Jane’s beliefs. Jane is constantly asking herself ‘Does it exist?’ (In relation to heaven) and is God real. Helen is a teacher to Jane whilst she is alive and even when she passes. Helen teaches Jane valuable lessons

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    Charlotte Brontë creates sympathy for Jane Eyre is by telling the story through her. We see everything from her point of view. The effect is that‚ even if we see her behaving in a way we do not like‚ we understand why she behaves as she does‚ and share her feelings. At the beginning of the book‚ Jane gets into trouble because of her behaviour towards John Reed. Described as it is‚ we realise immediately that she is the victim‚ and not a naughty child. When Jane refuses to live with Rochester as his

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    The Character of Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice The man plot of Austen’s novel "Pride and Prejudice" revolves around Elizabeth (or Lizzy) Bennet‚ who belongs to a family of five sisters‚ and her relationship with eligible bachelor Mr Darcy. However‚ "Pride and Prejudice" is a very complex novel‚ with many different subplots going on. One of these is the relationship between Eliza’s older sister Jane‚ and Bingley‚ Darcy’s friend. There are many misunderstandings within

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    ABSTRACT This study mainly concerns with the similarities between Jane Eyre and Charlotte Bronte’s life. The aim is to find out how Charlotte Bronte’s life and experiences affect Jane Eyre. The most frequently and the most effective similarities from the earlier parts of their lives to the end of their lives are given in this study. It is also aimed to determine the frequency of similarities and effectiveness of these similarities by analyzing their lives. After analyzing the collected

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    Prejudice” by Jane Austen is a timeless classic that touches all those who read it. Jane Austen conveys a world of propriety where people’s social standing dictate their mannerisms. In the world of “Pride and Prejudice‚” your worth is determined by where you stood on the social scale. Jane Austen emphasizes this ideology through the actions of her characters‚ in a negative representation‚ such as Mr. Collins; and others who have more of an individual character‚ such as Elizabeth Bennet. Jane Austen used

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    recurring images and demonstrate how Charlotte Brontë uses them in Jane Eyre. One of the most interesting aspects in the story of Jane Eyre is Charlotte Brontë’s ability to use metaphors in order to convey Jane’s feelings towards the world around her‚ and her feelings for it. The most frequently appearing example of this is the use of water and fire imagery‚ which is displayed through the emotions and actions of the main characters‚ Jane Mr. Rochester‚ and to a certain extent St. John Rivers. The

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    shared creative ideas and proof-read one another’s work.  Inspired through events close to her heart and those she created in imaginary worlds‚ Charlotte Brontë continues to charm readers with her unconventional characters‚ particularly in the novel “Jane Eyre”‚ which features a strong‚ defiant‚ and independent heroine. Such a character was not typically seen in the fiction of the period (1816-1855)‚ and may have had much to do with Charlotte and her sister’s tremendous sense of loss after the death

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    The novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ describes the transformation from childhood to adulthood of an orphaned girl named Jane. Bertha Mason‚ is portrayed as the alter ego of the orphaned girl‚ Jane Eyre. This statement could be interrupted in many ways. One being-for an example- Bertha being a symbol and representation of Jane’s feeling in regard to the situation of her marrying Rochester. Another is some likeliness of both women’s actions. Jane Eyre may feel as if the matter of marriage is oppressing her. The

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    This excerpt from Jane Eyre reveals Jane’s character in contrast to her cousins Georgiana and John Reed. While her cousins were spoiled and went unpunished‚ Jane was considered a pain no matter what she did. After John throws a book at her‚ Jane has a violent outbreak‚ which Mrs. Reed determines to be her sole responsibility and sends her to the red room to be punished. Brontë establishes these characters early on in the novel with parallelism and imagery; this preliminary characterization is seen

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