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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Character #1: Jane Eyre In the book‚ Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Bronte‚ one of the main characters is named Jane Eyre. From what I read‚ my understanding of Jane Eyre is that she is a girl who is trying to find love. It`s not that she’s needy‚ but with every event that took place in the book‚ who can blame her? She’s parentless‚ miserable “I cry because I am miserable.” (Bronte 18)‚ and the people whom she was placed with didn’t care for her much. Mrs. Reed didn’t allow Jane to socialize with
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Jane Eyre: A Fairy Tale? If there’s one thing that Charlotte Bronte could not be accused of‚ it is writing a simple romance novel. Jane Eyre is by all accounts a novel of love‚ but also a novel of personal growth‚ of pain‚ of things above human comprehension‚ and of happiness. Bronte intimately acquaints her readers with Jane Eyre‚ and gets us to love Jane despite all the obstacles she has to face .In keeping with the heart of the bildungsroman novel‚ Bronte lets us see not just the good times in
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MAHA DOSTMOHAMED Maha Dostmohamed Ms. Jalaluddin ENG3U1 September 16th‚ 2011 Behind the Success of Jane Austen “In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.” (William Shakespeare). In this quote‚ William Shakespeare is talking about the different ways that one becomes great. To be born great‚ for example‚ is comparable to someone born into a royal family‚ one who did not have to
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The novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë consists of the continuous journey through Jane’s life towards her final happiness and freedom. This is effectively supported by five significant physical’ journeys she makes‚ which mirror the four emotional journeys she makes. 10-year-old Jane lives under the custody of her Aunt Reed‚ who hates her. Jane resents her harsh treatment by her aunt and cousins so much that she has a severe temper outburst‚ which results in her aunt sending her to Lowood
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Because Jane Eyre is her own person and has opinions independent from societal thought in spite of the oppression she endures‚ she can be seen almost as a feminist heroine. She has the autonomy and authority of her being essential to the character of a feminist‚ and therefore is more inadvertent than intended. Well‚ Jane is a pretty independent woman in herself. She is employed as a governess‚ one of the few professions a woman could be during the time she was independent and respected herself.
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Theme Analysis: Jane Eyre The Romantic Era was defined by a newfound freedom in art‚ music‚ and life in general. Unlike the Classical Era before it‚ the era of Shakespeare and The Scarlett Letter‚ Romanticism gave birth to novels like Wuthering Heights‚ Dracula‚ and Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is the quintessential Romantic Novel. It exhibits themes of love‚ nature‚ and the ideal Romantic‚ otherwise known as the Byronic‚ Hero. Bronte uses these themes to describe intricate
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the light of this comment‚ discuss Bronte’s presentation of male characters in ‘Jane Eyre’. Throughout the novel of Jane Eyre‚ there seems to be a common sense of patriarchal dominance‚ as possessed by the male characters. Bronte shows male supremacy through four key characters that Jane encounters throughout her life. Each character differs hugely‚ though this sense of a higher and more powerful individual‚ over Jane‚ remains prevalent in each – they are all repressive patriarchs in some way‚ though
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Drawing a Breath of Fresh Eyre From the opening chapter of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre the reader becomes aware of the powerful role that art plays. There is something extraordinary about the pictures Jane admires from other artists‚ as well as the work she creates herself. Her solitary pastime often operates as an outlet of pain‚ either past or present‚ and offers her the opportunity to deal with unpleasant emotions and memories. Jane’s art transcends her isolation by bringing her into contact
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Bertha Mason: An Unrealistic Aspect of Jane Eyre Love‚ morality‚ and determination are tested to its farthest limits in Charlotte Brontë’s classic Victorian novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ due to several situations and characters. One character in particular‚ Bertha Mason‚ is an eminently unrealistic character yet she can be considered one of the more capital characters that influences other much more plausible elements and actions in the story‚ especially those of Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester. Bertha Mason
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