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    Max Hellerstein Ms.Adamcyzk Jane Eyre Essay Jane Eyre was by far my favorite piece of literature we’ve read in the A.P English course. It was not the typical love story at all‚ and finally we get to see the not over exaggerated love story come to fruition‚ but rather actions depict the emotions that flare more than spoken word. The story begins with an interesting‚ but recognizably typical story. Girl who can’t relate to most people‚ born in to a super religious lifestyle with the family

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    The Catcher in the Rye is written in a subjective style from the point of view of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ following his exact thought process (a writing style known as stream of consciousness). There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example‚ as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm‚ minor events such as picking up a book or looking at a table‚ unfold into discussions about experiences. Critical reviews agree that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial

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    Jane Eyre Essay “The humblest individual exerts some influence‚ either for good or evil‚ upon others” said Henry Ward Beecher. Everyone has some type of influence on another‚ whether it is big or small‚ good or bad. For example‚ outside influences‚ such as other characters‚ can affect a characters actions and thoughts in either a positive or negative way. In the novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte‚ many characters influenced Jane‚ but Mr. Rochester and St. John Rivers had the most influence

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    Critical Examination of Jane Eyre as a Bildungsroman Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte boasts a multitude of themes such as gothic‚ romance‚ fantasy‚ social class‚ religion‚ morality and the supernatural. However‚ first and foremost it is a novel of growth and development within a restricted social order. It follows the protagonist‚ Jane’s ‘coming of age’ story in a chronological order from Gateshead to Lowood to Thornfield and Moor House to Ferndean. At each place Jane begins a new emotional phase

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    Feminism in Jane Eyre Abstract: Charlotte Brontë’ masterpiece Jane Eyre symbolized a new era in the history of literature. It awakened women’s awareness to be independent. It brought about a completely new concept of marriage and of the value of life to a woman. That is marriage should base on true love‚ equality and respect rather than social ranks‚ materials or appearance. Marriage should be the combination of souls as well as bodies. The heroine of the novel Jane Eyre has successfully demonstrated

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    Jane Eyre In the novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Brontë‚ Jane Eyre is a character whose consistent characteristics are significant in terms of the novel. Characteristics are a feature or quality belonging typically to a person‚ place‚ or thing and serving to identify it. Jane Eyre’s character is measured by her looks and beliefs‚ what she says‚ and how she contributes to the novel. Jane Eyre’s bland looks‚ beliefs‚ and background define who she is. Jane thinks that she is Plain looking with

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    Catcher in the Rye J.D Salinger’s novel "Catcher in the Rye‚" focuses mainly on Holden Caulfield because he is the narrator and the novel is about his memory of characters and events throughout the story. These characters are more than just remembrances but actually help the reader to better understand Holden. Mr. Antolini‚ Phoebe‚ and Jane Gallagher are all characters that help fully characterize Holden. Mr. Antolini helps the reader better understand Holden’s hasty judgments about characters

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    In the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist proves to be quite a self contradicting character. His mind is often pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires. One compelling force would be Holden’s wish for a companion against his actions and approach towards people and society. Another would be his yearn to preserve innocence compared to his desire to fit in with adults. Both of these contradicting forces within the main character‚ Holden‚ illuminate the

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    What is the significance of the title/poem The Catcher in the Rye? The world of adulthood or as the protagonist declares the world of phoniness is the place without a single gram of innocence. In The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D Salinger‚ readers can perceive different significance about the title of the book‚ because of life experiences‚ culture‚ among others. J.D Salinger used the title of the novel to transmit the most important quality of Holden’s helpful persona toward kids by using an allusion

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    Jane Eyre is a gothic novel. A gothic novel contains an atmosphere of gloom‚ terror‚ or mystery. Jane Eyre is a gothic novel because it contains elements of gloom and horror. One element of a gothic novel is that the uncanny challenges reality‚ and causes the character to believe in supernatural beings. The first example of this is when Jane is at Thornfield. Jane has left to mail a letter and is returning to Thornfield when she sees something. She believes it to be a gytrash‚ which is a spirit

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