Jane Eyre Through the Ages: Postcolonial and Other Rewritings of a Victorian Novel Jane Eyre: a feminist tract 1. Feminism- a definition : - Oxford English Dictionary Online: 1. The qualities of females 2. Advocacy of the rights of women (based on the theory of equality of the sexes - Dictionary of Feminist Theory: 1. belief that women suffer injustice because of the sex 2. social movement that seeks equal rights for women existing inequality between
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ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT JANE EYRE Mr Rochester Mr R’s portrait is that of man as seen by a woman. In the novel he is convincing but he only exists as part of J’s conscience. He is a byronic hero‚ proud‚ tyrannical‚ violenta and full of masculine violence Love relationship between Jane and Mr R It is an egalitarian relationship in which they both need each other. Mr R initiates J into love and marriage. They meet as in a fairy tale‚ but their love has to overcome a number of obstacles.
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Jane Eyre In what ways is Jane Eyre like or unlike a gothic novel? Gothic novels were around from 1764 until about 1820 the gothic novels were said to have started with the castle of otranto by Horace warpole in 1764. Some features that can define a gothic novel are things such as terror‚ mystery‚ the supernatural‚ doom‚ death‚ decay‚ haunted buildings‚ ghost’s‚ madness‚ hereditary problems and so on. Jane Eyre is not a gothic novel but it seems to have elements which are like that of a gothic
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succession of encounters with the external world) Time and place written: 1847‚ London Date of first publication: 1847 Protagonist: Jane Eyre Antagonist: Jane meets with a series of forces that threaten her liberty‚ integrity‚ and happiness. Characters embodying these forces are: Aunt Reed‚ Mr. Brocklehurst‚ Bertha Mason‚ Mr. Rochester (in that he urges Jane to ignore her conscience and surrender to
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Themes and Symbolism in the Book‚ Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte In the book‚ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ recurring themes and symbols serve to unify the plot and story. A major theme in the book is Jane Eyre’s quest to be loved. Throughout the story Jane searches not just for romantic love‚ but also for a sense of belonging. Thus Jane says to Helen Burns‚ her first friend at Lowood School: “to gain some real affection from you‚ or Miss Temple‚ or any other whom I truly love‚ I would willingly
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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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How does Bronte develop the character of Jane in chapters 1 and 2? At the beginning of the novel‚ Bronte does not specifically develop Jane’s character‚ but rather uses her as a method of setting the scene for the first few chapters‚ through her descriptions of the house and people in it. After the first few pages‚ however‚ she is assaulted by John whilst reading a book and it is at this point that we see her give her first full opinionative description of someone. This description of
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Tim Kwist AP English Literature and Composition Quinn April 1‚ 2013 Jane Eyre: AP Question Essay “Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender‚ race‚ or creed. Choose a play or novel in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character’s alienation reveals the surrounding society’s assumptions and moral values.” Women who had no claim to wealth or beauty received
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Quote 1: “I reflected. Poverty looks grim to grown people; still more so to children: they have not much idea of industrious‚ working‚ respectable poverty; they think of the word only as connected with ragged clothes‚ scanty food‚ fireless grates‚ rude manners‚ and debasing vices: poverty for me was synonymous with degradation.” (pg. 18) This quote occurs when Jane learns from Mrs. Reed that her parents lived in poverty. Mrs. Reed asks if Jane would like to go live with her parents instead of in
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Journal Entries Journal Entry #1 “I was conscious that a moment’s mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties‚ and‚ like any other rebel slave‚ I felt resolved‚ in my desperation‚ to go all lengths.” –-- -Chapter 2‚ page 6 Reaction: Being really young‚ her sudden decision was a poor choice. Response: She’s still very young‚ and needs to experience more of life in order to make better decisions. Have logic and not be fooled by only emotions. Explanation: With
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