CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING "Behind every book is a man; behind the man is a race; and behind the race are the natural and social environments whose influence is unconsciously reflected”‚ this we must know‚ if the book is to speak its whole message. In simple word‚ we have now reached at the point where we wish to understand and enjoy literature‚ and the first step toward it is to know its essential qualities as exact definition is impossible.” -Author Unknown Introduction
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LACK OF MOTHER AND METAPHORS OF REUNION IN OLIVER TWIST AND JANE EYRE The aim of this paper is to discuss the psychological effects of being motherless and orphanhood and metaphors of reunion under social class distinction observation on the characters of two well known Victorian novels; Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist. Orphanhood means having no parents but in Victorian society this term also refers to “one who has deprived of only one parent” as Laura Peters states. As a
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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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Jane’s Christianity Jane Eyre‚ a nineteenth century novel written by Charlotte Brontë‚ follows the life of its title character as she attempts to navigate her world as a young woman without family or prospects. Jane Eyre is classified as a bildungsroman‚ or a “coming-of-age” story. Throughout the novel‚ issues of feminism and religion arise as prominent themes that Jane must come to terms with as she works to find her place in Victorian society. Conflict exists among scholars regarding this relationship
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Marxist Approach to Jane Eyre Based on the ideas of Karl Marx‚ this theoretical approach asks us to consider how a literary work reflects the socioeconomic conditions of the time in which it was written. What does the text tell us about contemporary social classes and how does it reflect classism? Jane Eyre depicts the strict‚ hierarchical class system in England that required everyone to maintain carefully circumscribed class positions. Primarily through the character of Jane‚ it also accents the
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in history. Both the author‚ Charlotte Brontë‚ and her character‚ Jane Eyre‚ represent the “outsider‚” the free spirit struggling for recognition and self-respect in the face of rejection by a class-ridden and gender-oriented society. In the novel‚ the character Jane Eyre is described as a toad‚ being small‚ plain and elfish. In a conversation in chapter three between Mrs. Abbot and Bessie‚ Mrs. Abbot agrees with Bessie that Jane is to be pitied‚ and then goes on to say‚ “if she were a nice‚ pretty
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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 the well-off Reed household‚ leading to this reflection. This quote shows that Jane has a stereotypical idea in her head about the impoverished. It foreshadows Jane’s desire for a higher place in society late on in the book‚ where it is a primary
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Love is a huge concept in Jane Eyre. Her entire life Jane looks for love whether it is the kind of love between family‚ friends‚ or a partner. Jane ’s need for love is so great that‚ according to Charles Burkhart‚ "Love is a religion in Jane Eyre."(academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu) Many people judge Jane and don’t get along with her because they can’t see past her plain face or her unladylike mind and personality. Jane even points those things out in herself. Jane desires to find a life of independence
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Thesis: Jane struggles with balancing her independence and the need for companionship with her relationships with Helen‚ St. John and Rochester Body Paragraph 1: Helen With her relationship with Helen‚ Jane explores her need to be cared for by the world. One example of Jane’s struggle to balance her needs for companionship and independence is especially apparent in her relationship with Helen Burns. When Jane first meets Helen‚ Jane is in desperate need of companionship. Jane never felt companionship
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Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë‚ is considered by many to be a "gothic" novel. The use of "supernatural" incidents‚ architecture‚ and a desolate setting helped to decide this classification for Jane Eyre. <br> <br>Many cases exhibited the use of "supernatural" occurrences. For example‚ when Jane Eyre was ten years old‚ she was locked in a room called the "Red Room" for misbehaving. In this room‚ it was written that her uncle passed away there. Because of being told this‚ Jane Eyre believed
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