Book Card Title: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Brontë Publication Date: 1847 Plot: Jane Eyre‚ a young orphan at the time‚ is living with her uncle’s family‚ the Reeds at Gateshead Hall. She is neglected by her aunt‚ Mrs. Reed and her cousins. Soon Mrs. Reed decides to send Jane to Lowood Institution‚ a school for orphans. Jane is sent with the impression that she is rude and deceitful but a caring administration member named Miss Temple helps Jane clear stained reputation. When schooling
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years ago Mr. Reed died. She tries to resist‚ which she herself thinks an unusual behaviour of her ”I resisted all the way: a new thing for me” (JE‚ p. 16). This rebellious attitude is the next step to her moral development. Then she asks the servants Bessie and Abbot not to leave her alone‚ but she failed in convincing them. Even Abbot strengthen the idea of inequality and upbraid her with these lines: ”And
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My goodness Ellen! UGGGH! So‚ I got Ann and Gale and went to the field behind my house. “No!” exclaimed Ann. “What are we going to do?!!?” In response‚ I wrote aunt Betsy a letter explaining that Ellen was our friend and that Betsy needed to explain to General Washington that Ellen really just wanted to help. That even though she’s a girl‚ she should be allowed to help! A few days later‚ I got a response! My
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class and social status. Jane was totally depended on her aunt who is not happy to have Jane with her. Jane’s aunt not only made Jane feel bad by mentioning that her father had no class but also kept her children away from Jane which isolated Jane socially. Jane’s aunts regular insulting of Jane made Jane hate her more. Therefore Jane collected the courage to tell her aunt “I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. / I will say that the very thought
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BookRags Literature Study Guide Having Our Say (novel) by Sarah Louise Delany For the online version of BookRags’ Having Our Say (novel) Literature Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-having-our-say/ Copyright Information ©2000-2011 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism
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Mersadie Tallman DezureAP Lit 21 October 2014 In the mid-nineteenth century‚ a woman would have carried the burden of "staying in her place." In other words‚ she was subject to the generally accepted standards and roles that society had placed upon her‚ which did not necessarily provide her with liberty‚ dignity or independence. Yet if Charlotte Bronte’s character Jane Eyre had truly existed in that time period‚ she would have defied most of these cultural standards and proved herself a paradigm
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Annotated Bibliography Baym‚ Nina‚ ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York: W.W. Norton Company‚ 2007. Baym‚ Nina (Ed.). (2007). The Norton Anthology of American Literature. NewYork: W.W. Norton Company. The state of American literature in 1700‚ consisting of only about 250 published works‚ reflects the pressing religious‚ security‚ and cultural concerns of colonial life. Printing press operated in New York. The most prolific author of the period was Cotton Mather.
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actions that happened while working for Mr. Rochester. Firstly‚ Jane Eyre grew up in a horrible home. Jane lived with her Aunt Mrs. Reed. This woman never loved Jane even though she told everyone she loved her like a daughter. Mrs. Reed had a son‚ John Reed‚ who loved beating and bullying Jane. He
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found out more about herself. However‚ perhaps the most important thing that led Jane to where she was at during the end of the story was her desire for a better life. Jane’s harsh treatment during her time at Gateshead as an orphan with her aunt and her cousins‚ the Reeds‚ led the beginning of her desire for an escape for a better life. After her PTSD-triggering experience in the red room all by herself and the torment she was put through with Mrs. Reed‚ she was determined to escape. Her decision
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Common Sense In the novel Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ two characters are portrayed‚ revealing themselves as heroic figures. Huck and Jim‚ two opposites traveling down the Mississippi River searching for freedom‚ land into predicaments were they must use their wits to overcome. Huck and Jim’s strengths and weaknesses determine the outcome of their escape from "sivilization". Huck has the ability to adapt to almost any situation through dishonesty. Huck lies‚ cheats‚ and swindles his way down
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