1. Culture a. The totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. 2. Society a. People when live in the same territory‚ independent of people outside their area‚ and participate in a common culture. 3. Ethnocentrism a. Refer to the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. b. William graham sumner 4. Subculture a. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs‚
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when Jane finally permits herself to think of her feelings‚ she thinks of how foolish she is. She tells herself “[y]ou have nothing to do with the master of Thornfield‚ further than to receive the salary… [h]e is not of your order” (Brontë 147). Jane’s reaction is to make herself out to be very lowly and unworthy of someone of high stature like Mr. Rochester. Jane’s love for Mr. Rochester is seen throughout the novel‚ and every time they interact‚ the reader is able to identify that Jane‚ though
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words the critical lens shoes that the writer who cares about the truth and has a deep understanding of the literature can help us understand the literature. Yes‚ I agree with this statement. I have read two books‚ which is Odyssey by Homer and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Those books show how human nature is similar to literature. In the novel Odyssey by Homer the writer shows human nature that is now similar to our lives. In that book Odyssey went many island and he discovered many things‚ which
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face their emotions just like how the musician confronted theirs. Like many others‚ Jane Eyre braves her emotions through different music styles that parallel her emotions and raises her to action. After living at Lowood for eight years‚ Jane Eyre became content with her life with the help of Miss Temple her “mother‚ governess‚ and…companion” (Charlotte Bronte 100). Her lack of affection as a child made Jane seek praise‚
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generally accepted by the society in which one lives. Women’s social standards have always been an important issue‚ focusing on the sexuality of women‚ jobs‚ and roles in a family. In Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ Jane Eyre lives in the society of the Victorian Era‚ a period with strict standards regarding women. Jane does not live by and refutes these standards‚ making the work into the first steps for questioning the role of religion in society and feminism. In the Victorian Era‚ piety and inferiority
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is often defined as quality‚ excellence and timeless. The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a superior piece of literature that is truly ageless. Today’s modern society could learn a lot from Jane because of the various lessons she teaches from the experiences she goes through. With the lessons learned‚ women working for their success‚ and the conflict between classes‚ the novel Jane Eyre is still very relevant today. “Jane Eyre is an unusual heroine” (Triska"). This is because she is considered
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Jane Eyre is a ten-year-old girl who was left behind by her parents‚ therefore she was an orphan considering the fact that she lost both of her parents. Jane currently lives with her “aunt”‚ Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed was left widowed because Jane’s uncle also passed away. Mrs. Reed has three children whom are Jane’s cousins. Jane’s cousins are named Eliza‚ John‚ Georgina Reed. Jane’s cousins dislike her for various reasons‚ for example they dislike her because she is poor‚ an orphan‚ and uneducated. Later
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In the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe‚ the character Robinson Crusoe is like the character Jane Eyre from the novel Jane Eyre. First of all‚ they both have a novel named after them! And they both have to go through many hardships in life‚ but they concur them courageously‚ and will eventually end up having a pretty good life. Jane Eyre was despised by her aunt and her cousins‚ and was tormented by them until she was disowned and sent to boarding school. Robinson Crusoe’s family do not exactly
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Both Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Brontë‚ and Great Expectations‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ have many Victorian similarities. Both novels are influenced by the same three elements. The first is the gothic novel‚ which instilled mystery‚ suspense‚ and horror into the work. The second is the romantic poets‚ which gave the literature liberty‚ individualism‚ and nature. The third is the Byronic hero‚ which consists of the outcast or rebel who is proud and melancholy and seeks a purer life. The results
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Impressions after Reading Jane Eyre Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Bronte‚ was met with great enthusiasm and became one of the best sellers since it was published in October 1847. The story of Jane Eyre takes place in northern England in the early to mid-19th Century. It starts as the ten-year-old Jane‚ a plain but unyielding child‚ is excluded by her Aunt Reed from the domestic circle around the hearth and bullied by her handsome but unpleasant cousins. Under the suggestion
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