Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte Download free eBooks of classic literature‚ books and novels at Planet eBook. Subscribe to our free eBooks blog and email newsletter. Preface A preface to the first edition of ‘Jane Eyre’ being unnecessary‚ I gave none: this second edition demands a few words both of acknowledgment and miscellaneous remark. My thanks are due in three quarters. To the Public‚ for the indulgent ear it has inclined to a plain tale with few pretensions. To the Press‚ for the
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How and why are selected canonical texts re-written by female authors? Answer with close reference to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea. The Sargasso Sea is a relatively still sea‚ lying within the south-west zone of the North Atlantic Ocean‚ at the centre of a swirl of warm ocean currents. Metaphorically‚ for Jean Rhys‚ it represented an area of calm‚ within the wide division between England and the West Indies. Within such an area‚ a sense of stability
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Stella So Jane Eyre General Information Jane Eyre is an autobiography novel written by English novelist and poet Charlotte Bronte. Born on April 21‚ 1816‚ Charlotte was the eldest daughter of a Yorkshire clergyman. During Charlotte’s early life‚ she often published her work under a pseudonym “Currer Bell”‚ along with her sisters Emily and Anne. In 1847‚ she wrote Jane Eyre again under her pseudonym and later was revealed her identity of the author of it. On March 31‚ 1855‚ Charlotte died of
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Jane Eyre is a feminist novel. A feminist is a person whose beliefs and behavior are based on feminism (belief in the social‚ political‚ and economic equality of the sexes). Jane Eyre is clearly a critique of assumptions about both gender and social class. It contains a strong feminist stance; it speaks to deep‚ timeless human urges and fears‚ using the principles of literature to chart the mind?s recesses. Thus‚ Jane Eyre is an epitome of femininity - a young independent individual steadfast in
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Charlotte Brontë’s Social Revolution In the novel Jane Eyre‚ author Charlotte Brontë emphasizes the religious aspect of life during the Victorian Era. Near the beginning of the preface Brontë states‚ “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness in not religion”(Brontë‚ 1). With this statement‚ Brontë criticizes pseudo-religious manner in which many members of Victorian society live. She chastises her contemporaries for leading a life where empty words of justice and virtue are preceded
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Jane Eyre Compare and Contrast Essay Characters in the exuberant novel Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Bronte‚ have such broad yet elaborate personalities and traits so that setting them apart from one another would not be much of a challenge. One of the most important and steadfast character in this novel‚ Helen Burns‚ accepted widely by society that she resembles mostly to a missionary‚ in that of similar traits. Pairing a common idea‚ person‚ or object with characters clarify them to the highest
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What is the significance of Helen Burns in Jane Eyre? Though Helen Burns is a short- lived character‚ her appearance in the book is significant on a symbolic level. In the novel‚ Helen epitomizes religious devotion and Christian principles‚ with the idea of ‘love your enemies’ summarizing her beliefs. Helen’s religious beliefs define her character and are referenced to help demonstrate the missing relationships in her and Jane’s life‚ as a result of being orphaned. Her religious conduct provides
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experiences in the novel “Jane Eyre”. What do the characters learn from dreams and visions and how do these experiences modify your understanding of the characters. Dreams and visions in Jane Eyre play a significant part in Jane’s life. Jane although being a very realistic and logical person believes in these superstitious signs and is aware of their importance but does not show her understanding openly. She keeps her visions to herself and only expresses them through her paintings. Jane has visions and day
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The Author Charlotte Bronte uses her novel Jane Eyre to criticize many of the contemporary social issues during the Victorian era. The experience of Bronte as child living in a boarding school served as the basis for the novels most vivid criticism. Charlotte Bronte uses Jane Eyre to demonstrate the Hypocrisy of Mr. Brockelhurst at Lowood to criticize the treatment of the lower class in Victorian society. The basis of Lowood draws on the experiences of Bronte’s childhood and serves as a common
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reader’s own perspective of contemporary society. This is evident in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë where at many points within the novel‚ Brontë‚ through the character of Jane Eyre voices her then radical opinions on society common to that era‚ through which contemporary readers can then draw parallels to with aspects of their own society. It is rather obvious to the reader that Brontë‚ through the character of Jane Eyre‚ is somewhat critical of Victorian England’s strict social structure and
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