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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happen to have covered windows‚ which further attributes the visual absence of the outside to punishment. Even though Jane no longer endures John Reed’s particular punishment‚ the conditions
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women are ideally inferior in their society. The book Jane Eyre is written by Charlotte Bronte and this novel describes the life of Jane Eyre in which she is influenced by Ms. Reed‚ Helen Burns‚ Mr. Rochester‚ Grace Poole‚ Bertha Mason‚ and St. John. Jane has to overcome obstacles like oppression‚ sadness‚ and love in Victorian society. Jane first encounters love in Thornfield Hall and she has difficulties understanding her love for Mr. Rochester. Jane makes a better spouse for Rochester because she is
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Charlotte Brontë portrays Jane Eyre in many different lights‚ some of which change. She matures into a wonderful woman. What started off as attention issued‚ dependent‚ emotionally volatile child‚ grows into a woman. She eventually learns to know what she deserves‚ know how to state her opinions maturely and‚ how to be independent. Jane Eyre starts off as an immature child‚ but as she grows that changes dramatically. Jane starts as a gratification seeking child. This shows when Jane is mortified and depressed
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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This passage greatly shows the stark contrast between the two women‚ the demonization of the Oriental female subject and the innocence of the English one. Rochester’s narration of his life with Bertha paints a very negative portrait of hers. He tells Jane that he was bonded with a mad Creole woman that came from a Jamaican mad and degraded family‚ having “idiots and maniacs through three generations” and a mother‚ “the Creole…both a madwoman and a drunkard!” (JE 337). Apart from her insanity‚ his disappointment
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In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre‚ Edward Rochester‚ Jane’s love interest‚ has a distinct sense of self. Although he understands society’s expectations of him to act like a man of his social class and to find a suitable wife‚ Rochester does not completely conform to these ideas. Throughout the novel‚ he entertains guests and hints towards a courtship with Blanche Ingram‚ both of which his class would approve of. However‚ he develops a connection with Jane‚ his ward’s governess‚ and eventually falls
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3HOW IS YOUNG JANE PORTRAYED IN THE OPENING 3 CHAPTERS Charlotte Bronte is the author of the novel Jane Eyre about an orphaned girl struggling throughout the novel to achieve equality and to overcome oppression. In the opening 3 chapters‚ Bronte emphasizes Jane’s loneliness‚ lack of familial affection and emphasizes her sensitive nature and inner strength. As we witness Jane being punished and neglected at the hands of her unfeeling aunts and left feeling isolated and out of place in her society
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change. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ a young woman journeys from place to place and along the way evolves into a greater person. At each location she stays at‚ she metamorphs into the woman she is at the end of the novel‚ which is a more confident‚ self-assured person. At the beginning of the novel Jane was stuck in an abusive household with her aunt. Her family abused her mentally and physically. Between the red room of pain and her cousin‚ Jane has a miserable experience‚ believing
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regard. Mrs. Fairfax informs Jane “Almost all the land in this neighbourhood‚ as far as you can see‚ has belonged to the Rochesters…” (Bronte 96). A typical characteristic of a Victorian male was land ownership. In the form of buying‚ inheriting‚ or marrying were the ways they acquired land. Rochester’s other characteristics also
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