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
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and A Passage to India by E. M. Forster are novels that both hold beliefs and prejudices‚ religion and culture‚ agreements and disagreements‚ which resultantly connect and divide characters. The novels primarily focus on the characters‚ Jane Eyre and Mrs. Moore‚ who both‚ consciously and unconsciously affect the lives of the men (Mr. Rochester and Dr. Aziz) they involve themselves with. There are several other characters that play significant roles in the novel as well
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Throughout Jane’s conversation with Rochester in Chapter 14 of Jane Eyre‚ the power relations between them intriguingly act to make the them more equal.. Both Rochester and Jane use power they have over the other in order to thwart the other’s points of conversation. For instance‚ Rochester uses his age‚ gender‚ class‚ and economic status as a means of claiming authority over Jane. Although prevalent throughout the conversation‚ this is most clearly expressed when he argues that he has the right
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Rochester as having many of these same traits in her book‚ Jane Eyre. From the moment Jane meets Mr. Rochester‚ she sees that he is a mysterious person. When they first encounter each other‚ Jane observes that he has a dark face‚ stern features‚ and a heavy brow. Rochester is not handsome‚ but he has very distinctive characteristics; he engages Jane with his magnetic personality. People are attracted to him although he is a social outcast. When Jane mentions to Mrs. Fairfax that she finds Rochester “changeful
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Jane Eyre Bronte’s Jane Eyre is about love: a strong affection for or devotion to a person or persons (Webster 1070). For instance a dog will at first fall in love with you‚ and then it will hate you and again fall in love and live happily ever after. Love is a process and you must go through all the steps of this process in order to reach your ultimate goal of happiness. Love is something that we all must endure and desire. For some of us this can even be more of a challenge and perfection may
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Terry Eagleton states the "Jane ’s relationship with Rochester is marked by ambiguities of equality‚ servitude‚ and independence". By examining pertinent incidents in the text‚ the validity of this statement will be shown‚ and moreover‚ these ambiguities will be shown to be of Jane ’s own doing. It will be shown that she is the one who constantly thinks herself to be inferior‚ and even when she is said to be Rochester ’s equal‚ she thinks of some way in which she is inadequate‚ in order to sabotage
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Steven Earnshaw deconstructs the significance of “name” in Jane Eyre in his article‚ “‘Give me my name’: Naming and Identity In and Around Jane Eyre.” Earnshaw asserts that‚ “a focus on the framing provided by the title page with respect to name will offer further insights into the importance ‘names and naming’ have for the author‚ and insights into how ‘names and naming’ are being carefully handled in this mid-nineteenth-century context” (174). Earnshaw addresses the peculiarity of publishing a
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In the novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Brontë‚ Jane gradually matures until she is an independent woman. To achieve this state of autonomy‚ she must first make some life-changing decisions which mark major turning points in the story. Her first step to establishing herself as a self-sufficient woman occurs when she decides to leave Lowood‚ as she states‚ “I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer…” (page 72). Jane indicates in this plea that she undoubtedly desires
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main characters in their books‚ Jane and Tess‚ respectively‚ face similar tribulations‚ but end up with infinitely distinct outcomes in their lives because of their authors’ vastly different worldviews. Using James Sire’s A Universe Next Door‚ as a key to understanding worldviews‚ and analyzing Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles makes the authors’ worldviews well defined. Comparing Brontë’s and Hardy’s worldviews explains why the stories of Jane and Tess
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elemental imagery in Jane Eyre‚ revealed throughout the novel both literally and metaphorically‚ is one of Charlotte Bronte s key stylistic devices. The opposition of the two elements‚ fire and water‚ highlights the need for the characters to find equilibrium between the two. Fire can describe passion and warmth‚ but it can also burn. Water can describe coolness and comfort‚ but it can also chill. Because of Charlotte Bronte s use of elemental imagery in her book‚ Jane Eyre‚ the reader can better
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