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    looks on Jane “as a compound of virulent passions‚ mean spirit‚ and dangerous duplicity.” (22) Passion is reintroduced in the dreary setting of Lowood with Jane’s highly religious friend‚ Helen Burns. In the scene of her death‚ although Helen is described as “cold and thin‚” she is burning with passionate faith in God. (96) Helen is the one to spark Jane’s interest in religion. Fire is again introduced—in the literal sense— after Jane’s arrival to Thornfield. Even with Rochester‚ Jane does not behave

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    Throughout Jane’s conversation with Rochester in Chapter 14 of Jane Eyre‚ the power relations between them intriguingly act to make the them more equal.. Both Rochester and Jane use power they have over the other in order to thwart the other’s points of conversation. For instance‚ Rochester uses his age‚ gender‚ class‚ and economic status as a means of claiming authority over Jane. Although prevalent throughout the conversation‚ this is most clearly expressed when he argues that he has the right

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    Mr. Rochester- Jane Eyre

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    Rochester as having many of these same traits in her book‚ Jane Eyre. From the moment Jane meets Mr. Rochester‚ she sees that he is a mysterious person. When they first encounter each other‚ Jane observes that he has a dark face‚ stern features‚ and a heavy brow. Rochester is not handsome‚ but he has very distinctive characteristics; he engages Jane with his magnetic personality. People are attracted to him although he is a social outcast.  When Jane mentions to Mrs. Fairfax that she finds Rochester “changeful

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    Throughout Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë uses the character Jane as a tool to comment on the oppression that women were forced to endure at the time. Jane can be seen as representative of the women who suffered from repression during the Victorian period‚ a time when patriarchy was commonplace. Brontë herself was affected by the time period‚ because according to Wolfe‚ she was deprived “experience and intercourse and travel.” (70) Thus Jane offers a unique perspective as a woman who is both keenly aware

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    Jane Eyre Bronte’s Jane Eyre is about love: a strong affection for or devotion to a person or persons (Webster 1070). For instance a dog will at first fall in love with you‚ and then it will hate you and again fall in love and live happily ever after. Love is a process and you must go through all the steps of this process in order to reach your ultimate goal of happiness. Love is something that we all must endure and desire. For some of us this can even be more of a challenge and perfection may

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    novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ good weather is Bronte’s tool to foreshadow positive events or moods and poor weather is her instrument for setting the tone for negative events or moods. This technique is exercised throughout the entire novel‚ alerting the readers about the upcoming atmosphere. Jane’s mood is determined by the weather mentioned. For example‚ after Jane was publicly and falsely accused of being a liar by Mr. Brocklehurst‚ an upcoming positive event was predicted when Jane described

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    Helen Burns in Jane Eyre

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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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    In the novel Jane Eyre‚ Charlotte Bronte wants the readers to be able to have insight about what it was like growing up as a female during this era. In my analysis of the book‚ I found that the novel did a great job portraying what it is was like for women to grow up in the era that the book takes place in. Women is this period of time were treated with disrespect‚ and were forced to be a typically housemaid and were not allowed to have real jobs. When Jane Eyre was growing up‚ she was often shunned

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    Jane Eyre Worldviews Essay

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    nineteenth century‚ British authors who write on the suffering women face during the social class revolution in Britain. The main characters in their books‚ Jane and Tess‚ respectively‚ face similar tribulations‚ but end up with infinitely distinct outcomes in their lives because of their authors’ vastly different worldviews. Using James Sire’s A Universe Next Door‚ as a key to understanding worldviews‚ and analyzing Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles makes the authors’ worldviews

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    Rochester‚ he immediately asserts his control without Jane even realising‚ his whole presence suggests that he has a powerful awe about him. He broke the medieval trance that Jane was in‚ “The man‚ the human being‚ broke the spell at once” she was expecting a Gytrash‚ a mystical creature that lies in wait of lonely travellers to lead them astray‚ a metaphor for Mr Rochester‚ he may not be a gytrash but he is a mystical man that attempts to lead Jane into a world of secrecy and manipulates her feelings

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