Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bron t ë 1-25 Dialectical Journals Num. Quote Commentary 1 “Folds of scarlet drapery shut in my view to the right hand; to the left were the clear panes of glass‚ protecting‚ but not separating me from the drear November day[...] rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable past.” (chapter 1‚ page 2) On page 2 of the book Jane Eyre‚ the author’s point of view is told through the eyes of a child. As we read the first couple of pages‚ the stage
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In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë‚ Jane uses reading as a mean to cope with her hardships of living at Gateshead. She uses this mechanism because it is effective way of relieving her stress. This is a good way to deal with her problems because it takes her mind off what is happening in the outside world . Also‚ Jane rads because when we the audience are introduced to Jane in the text‚ she is very lonely because she has no one in her life and this allows her to be distracted from that so she can
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Jane Eyre can be described as a free soul. Her character is developed through her journey. Jane lives in five different places including Gateshead‚ Lowood‚ Thornsfield‚ Moorhouse‚ and Ferndean. Each place is very symbolic and every characteristic of the place contributes symbolically to Jane’s life. In Gateshead‚ Jane is being abused by Mrs. Reed and her three children .In Lowood‚ Jane finds friendship and she reinforces her character‚ in Thornfield she finds love and responsibility. In Moorhouse
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with other people of the same class and that has always been that way; possibly even more so in the book Jane Eyre. Classes were even more separate than they are today when the book was written and published back in October of 1847. It was highly unlikely and even frowned upon if people from different classes interacted often and especially when they spoke out against the class systems. However‚ Jane was a different kind of person. She broke the mold and spoke out for herself when it wasn’t popular or
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In Victorian times‚ social norms and societal expectations drove most societal behaviors. In Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre‚ the protagonist Jane must suppress certain feelings and ideas in order to fit into society. As a child‚ Jane did not restrict her true feelings‚ which enabled her to speak out against her superiors. As a result of Jane’s inappropriate behavior‚ she is sent to boarding school at Lowood. At Lowood‚ she learns what is socially acceptable for a woman of her class. Once she
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Jane Eyre: Feminist Hero Submissive‚ domestic‚ good-tempered‚ quiet‚ agreeable and mild; these are all words that could be used to describe the ideal Victorian woman. Sexism and discrimination put up roadblocks and didn’t allow much room for educational growth for women. Education and job opportunities were limited and left most women with marriage‚ particularly to a wealthy man‚ as their best option for security. Jane Eyre broke the mold of the common Victorian woman; she was determined‚ stubborn
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English-3 9 March‚ 2017 Jane Eyre: Challenging Social Norms Jane Eyre is a platform Charlotte Bronte used to show what she thought about society through the eyes of a governess‚ which she herself was when she wrote the book. She highlights many things in society that are considered normal‚ but she shows her opinion about what the right thing to do is. Some of the things she points out individually are wealth‚ classes‚ and gender inequality. During the Victorian
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Jane Eyre has become a feminist text because of Jane’s relationship with Mr Rochester. Jane Eyre focuses largely on the gothic‚ mysterious relationship between Jane and Rochester‚ the man who owns the estate where Jane is a governess and through her journey. Jane becomes the saviour/knight in shining armour for Mr Rochester. Brontë demonstrates this through the use of symbolism. she uses fire and ice to symbolise Jane and Rochester’s emotions throughout their journey. Fire is a metaphor for Jane
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte portrays the life of a young girl named Jane Eyre and the cruelties she experiences and witnesses in her life. Jane lives at Gateshead the house of her late uncle‚ with Mrs. Reed‚ her aunt and three cousins: John‚ Georgiana‚ and Eliza. Her family at Gateshead treats her poorly‚ they abuse her and wonder why she stays with them at Gateshead. Soon they send her off to a school for girls where Jane is introduced to unfamiliar people and a diverse way of life. Three of the
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this was the perspective of everyone‚ it was not always fair‚ nor true. Jane Eyre was a nine year old orphan who lived with her aunt‚ Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed didn’t want Jane‚ so therefore she was sent to Lowood Charity School to be disciplined. On her first few hours of being there‚ Jane finds out that only Mr. Brocklehurst‚ the master of the school‚ was the only one allowed to decide what happened there. One afternoon Jane decided to draw a portrait of who had become her friend‚ Helen Burns‚ and
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