Examples Of Hardship In Jane Eyre
Edgar De Leon
Ms. Arias
Language Arts II Honors
10 September 2016
The Hardships of an Orphan in the Victorian Era “On that same occasion I learned, for the first time, from Miss Abbot’s communications to Bessie, that my father had been a poor clergyman; that my mother had married him against the wishes of her friends, who considered the match beneath her; that my grandfather Reed was so irritated at her disobedience, he cut her off without a shilling” (Bronte). The fiction novel “Jane Eyre” depicts Jane as a very opinionated person for her age. Bronte exploits the readers to loneliness and cruelty caused by one’s own family. Furthermore, the readers see Jane’s character develop as a child to a matured woman when she takes a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. Although she becomes governess, Jane develops feelings for her employer, Rochester which leads her to make a terrible choice. Bronte used elements such as, allusions, character analysis, and figurative language in order to address the theme of social …show more content…
Charlotte Bronte utilizes allusions as a prospect of the hardships she endured personally, and incorporates her life experiences into Jane’s character. Jane has been through many things, especially in the Reed household. For example, Jane reacts to John Reed’s abuse by saying, “Wicked and cruel boy…You are like a murderer-you are like a slave-driver-you are like the Roman Emperors” (Bronte 13). This shows that John Reed was cruel and mistreated Jane. He caused Jane a lot of pain, whether it was physical or mental. In addition, it shows the theme is tense. It is important because it shows that Jane is fighting back from her oppression. She will not allow him to leave without telling him her opinion of him. It also shows that women were treated almost like slaves and if women tried to revolt and fight back, they would be met with a tense and cruel
Ms. Arias
Language Arts II Honors
10 September 2016
The Hardships of an Orphan in the Victorian Era “On that same occasion I learned, for the first time, from Miss Abbot’s communications to Bessie, that my father had been a poor clergyman; that my mother had married him against the wishes of her friends, who considered the match beneath her; that my grandfather Reed was so irritated at her disobedience, he cut her off without a shilling” (Bronte). The fiction novel “Jane Eyre” depicts Jane as a very opinionated person for her age. Bronte exploits the readers to loneliness and cruelty caused by one’s own family. Furthermore, the readers see Jane’s character develop as a child to a matured woman when she takes a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. Although she becomes governess, Jane develops feelings for her employer, Rochester which leads her to make a terrible choice. Bronte used elements such as, allusions, character analysis, and figurative language in order to address the theme of social …show more content…
Charlotte Bronte utilizes allusions as a prospect of the hardships she endured personally, and incorporates her life experiences into Jane’s character. Jane has been through many things, especially in the Reed household. For example, Jane reacts to John Reed’s abuse by saying, “Wicked and cruel boy…You are like a murderer-you are like a slave-driver-you are like the Roman Emperors” (Bronte 13). This shows that John Reed was cruel and mistreated Jane. He caused Jane a lot of pain, whether it was physical or mental. In addition, it shows the theme is tense. It is important because it shows that Jane is fighting back from her oppression. She will not allow him to leave without telling him her opinion of him. It also shows that women were treated almost like slaves and if women tried to revolt and fight back, they would be met with a tense and cruel