Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ the theme of loss can be viewed as an umbrella that encompasses the absence of independence‚ society or community‚ love‚ and order in the lives of the two protagonists. They deal with their hardships in diverse ways. However‚ they both find ways to triumph over their losses and regain their independence. The women in both novels endure a loss of personal freedom‚ both mental‚ and physical. Jane Eyre‚ in her blind infatuation with Mr
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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 graduates from Lowood‚ she receives a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall. Brontë immediately contrasts
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Emotional and Moral Development in Jane Eyre Throughout the course of her life‚ Charlotte Bronte’s character Jane in Jane Eyre is forced to confront herself as she struggles to balance her desire for self-sufficiency with her desire for emotional honesty. From her childhood struggles at Gateshead‚ to her final contentment with Mr. Rochester‚ Jane undergoes a transformation of moral and emotional development. One of the most important lessons Jane learns throughout her life is to rule her heart
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all family‚ friends‚ and relations; having to start a whole new life alone. As terrible as exile may seem‚ this is what Jane Eyre‚ protagonist of Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre had to experience several times throughout her life. Although exile can be a degrading experience for anyone‚ Jane Eyre shows to her readers that it is also enriching.The motif of exile in Jane Eyre teaches that although feelings of alienation may arise at the start of the exile‚ you are still able to make companions throughout
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the most important woman‚ other than Jane Eyre‚ in the novel. Arguably‚ she is the most important antagonist in this book. It is difficult to fathom how an absolutely horrid‚ conceited‚ venal‚ apathetic creature could be so vital to the book; but take her away‚ the motivation‚ conflict‚ and character itself crumbles. Consider this synopsis: Jane Eyre has not yet come to terms with her love with Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester is so infatuated with Jane that he can not contain himself and is
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In chapter XI‚ Jane explains her restlessness by describing how it is in human nature to find or create action. Jane’s unhappiness with her stagnation at Thornfield begins to wear her down‚ with no company of her own age or emotional/mental state to help absorb her heat. When the other people of thornfield are engaged in their own personal activities‚ Jane looks from the attic out towards the horizon longing for “a power of vision which might overpass that limit.” Jane wants to see more‚ she wants
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Clarke‚ Micael M. "Bronte’s Jane Eyre and the Grimms’ Cinderella." SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500-1900. 40.4 (2000): 695-710. Clarke explores the similarities and importance of Brontë’s use of the Grimms’ version of Cinderella within the story of Jane Eyre. She outlines how the two stories are parallel and then skillfully explores the symbolism that is present in both. Through her analysis of the ways the two stories are similar‚ Clarke concludes that the combination of
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Jane Eyre and Helen Burns Comparison Jane Eyre and Helen Burns are best friends at Lowood‚ but they both see the world differently. Each one is treated individually and handles their punishments in their own way. They both cherish their faith‚ but it can’t exactly solve all their problems in life. That is why they turn to each other and be supportive throughout their time at Lowood. Even though the school isn’t fair and is tough on the girls‚ they still manage to stay true to themselves. To
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Representation of the ‘Other’ in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre Abstract This study aims at examining the representation of the’ other’ as portrayed in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (1847). It attempts to inspect how the ‘Other’ is viewed in Nineteenth century England and the cultural ideology behind such specific representation. It poses crucial questions as to why the ‘Other’ is always represented negatively in main-stream western narrative as in the case of Bertha Mason who is portrayed as
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it is essentially pre-feminist: The novel is frequently cited as the earliest major feminist novel‚ although there is not a hint in the book of any desire for political‚ legal‚ educational‚ or even intellectual equality between the sexes. Miss Bronte asks only for the simple — or is it the most complex? — recognition that the same heart and the same spirit animate both men and women‚ and that love is the pairing of equals in these spheres. . . . The famous plea that women ought not to be confined
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