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    She attended two schools that contributed significantly to whom she became: Mrs. Wallington’s School at Nuneaton (1828-1832) and her last school (1832-1835). At her first school‚ she was heavily touched by the principal governess known as Maria Lewis. This woman placed a strong evangelical piety in our young author. Her last school was headed by the daughters of Baptist minister at Coventry. Both of these heavily increased her self-religious awareness as she began to revolve

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    Savanna Trakas Ms. Herndon English IV Honors 20 September 2013 Feminism in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre In 1847‚ readers were infatuated with the books developing young‚ motivated women. Charlotte Brontë‚ in her novel Jane Eyre‚ created and dissected the epitome of a gothic heroine. In a time where men set the stage for magnanimous literature‚ Brontë illuminated the feminine power that had been so neglected in previous gothic works. Brontë may not be the first feminist author; however‚ she

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    novel is presented as an autobiography of a girl‚ which mirrors the author’s own life. It can be separated into five distinct parts: Jane’s time with her aunt at Gateshead‚ her time as a pupil and teacher at Lowood Institution‚ Jane’s time as a governess at Thornfield Hall‚ the time she spends as a teacher at St. John’s school‚ and finally‚ Jane’s reunion with Mr. Rochester. Wide Sargasso Sea was Jean Rhys’s effort the history presented by Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel‚ Jane Eyre. The

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    II. INTRODUCTION The Victorian Age marks a very important period in British literature and life itself‚ mainly due to industrialism‚ which affected the fast advancement in technology. In this time‚ the center of influence shifts from Paris to London‚ whilst life shifts from ownership of land to modern urban economy (Greenblatt & Abrams‚ 2006‚ p.979). The Victorian Era began in 1930‚ while the Queen Victoria ascends to the throne in 1937‚ ruling the British Empire until 1901‚ thus being part of the

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    Loneliness and Isolation in Jane Eyre In Charlotte Bronte’s novel “Jane Eyre”‚ the eponymous protagonist suffers throughout the plot from loneliness and isolation‚ and these two themes interweave for the duration. Jane’s loneliness and isolation are repeatedly linked to her “physical inferiority”‚ and this phrase is used by Jane to describe herself very early on in the novel. Jane is small‚ underdeveloped‚ pale and timid‚ which often means she finds herself helpless and different to everybody

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    within the ‘public’ sphere. The domestic sphere consisted of the home and children and jobs that were considered acceptable for women were usually ones that required ‘feminine’ and ‘domestic’ qualities such as being able to look after children as a governess. The public sphere‚ on the other hand was the industrial‚ working world and was not deemed a place for women to be as it was harsh and women-being the weaker sex- could not handle it. To say that women’s contribution to local politics and charity

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    Christina Rossetti was born December 5th‚ 1830‚ in London‚ United Kingdom. Her father was an Italian poet and a political exile named Gabriele Rossetti. Her mother was half English and half Italian her name was Frances Polidori and they got married in 1826. They had four children‚ Christina is the youngest of the four. She had one sister and two brothers. Maria Francesca‚ who was born in 1827‚ Gabriel Charles Dante born in 1828‚ and William Michael born 1829. Rossetti and her brothers and sisters

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    Comparing books by the first chapter can be unfair. But the first chapter in books normally tells important knowledge about the story that is going to happen. Most first chapters establish the setting‚ tone‚ voice‚ and point of point. It will also introduce the characters and present an issue that the story will take place around. The books‚ Emma‚ Wuthering Heights‚ and Jane Eyre are three different books that each have their own story. After reading the first chapter of each book‚ all three have

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    Victorian Mores In Jane Eyre During the Victorian era‚ it was only acceptable to abide by a set of unspoken rules acknowledged by society called mores. Some of the mores that were present in the eighteenth-century time period included the importance of the family‚ high standards of morality and decency‚ and that people must be punished or rewarded for their actions and deeds. Although these mores are not present in modern culture‚ invisible laws still exist in society today and need to be brought

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    The Old Gringo‚ Carlos Fuentes The Old Gringo is a fiction novel written by one of Latin America’s most renowned and eloquent authors‚ Carlos Fuentes. Filled with war‚ adventure‚ love and more‚ this novel takes you back to the Mexican revolution fought in 1912. This contemporary fiction is based on many themes found and experienced by the main characters in this novel. The relationship between Mexico and the United States‚ the drive to find one’s true self and the different ways

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