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    In the novel by Charlotte Bronte‚ "Jane Eyre"‚ there is a constant battle of love versus autonomy in Jane‚ the main character. At points Jane feels as if she would give anything to be loved. Yet over the course of the book Jane needs to learn how to gain affection of others without sacrificing something in return. In the early stages of Jane’s life she was a very autonomous girl. She grew up in a hostile environment in the home of Mrs. Reed and her three children‚ John‚ Eliza‚ and Georgiana that

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    Charlotte Brontë portrays Jane Eyre in many different lights‚ some of which change. She matures into a wonderful woman. What started off as attention issued‚ dependent‚ emotionally volatile child‚ grows into a woman. She eventually learns to know what she deserves‚ know how to state her opinions maturely and‚ how to be independent. Jane Eyre starts off as an immature child‚ but as she grows that changes dramatically. Jane starts as a gratification seeking child. This shows when Jane is mortified and depressed

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    somewhat mysterious personality. However‚ with the gothic atmosphere of Jane Eyre‚ it seems almost suiting for the hero to embody many such attributes of a Byronic hero One of the most prominent literary character types of the Romantic period‚ the Byronic hero is not conventionally "heroic" and his dark qualities tend to reject the image of a "traditional" hero. We see the influence Byron’s poetry had on Bronte’s writing; when in Jane Eyre‚ Bronte makes a reference to one of his works‚ The Corsair‚ "Here

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    This passage greatly shows the stark contrast between the two women‚ the demonization of the Oriental female subject and the innocence of the English one. Rochester’s narration of his life with Bertha paints a very negative portrait of hers. He tells Jane that he was bonded with a mad Creole woman that came from a Jamaican mad and degraded family‚ having “idiots and maniacs through three generations” and a mother‚ “the Creole…both a madwoman and a drunkard!” (JE 337). Apart from her insanity‚ his disappointment

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    Jane‚ the protagonist in Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre‚ is considered to be the strongest female character of her time period. However her road to becoming a strong‚ independent women is not smooth sailing. In the novel‚ male characters’ roles and interactions with Jane threaten her quest for equality throughout her life‚ the most prevalent being Mr. Brocklehurst‚ Mr. Rochester‚ and St. John Rivers. To begin‚ in Jane’s rough youth‚ she left her abusive household to attend school where she

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    "Jane Eyre" is set during the Victorian period‚ at a time where a women’s role in society was restrictive and repressive and class differences distinct. A job as a governess was one of the only few respectable positions available to the educated but impoverished single women. <br> <br>Not only is "Jane Eyre" a novel about one woman’s journey through life‚ but Brontë also conveys to the reader the social injustices of the period‚ such as poverty‚ lack of universal education and sexual inequality

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    3HOW IS YOUNG JANE PORTRAYED IN THE OPENING 3 CHAPTERS Charlotte Bronte is the author of the novel Jane Eyre about an orphaned girl struggling throughout the novel to achieve equality and to overcome oppression. In the opening 3 chapters‚ Bronte emphasizes Jane’s loneliness‚ lack of familial affection and emphasizes her sensitive nature and inner strength. As we witness Jane being punished and neglected at the hands of her unfeeling aunts and left feeling isolated and out of place in her society

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    change. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ a young woman journeys from place to place and along the way evolves into a greater person. At each location she stays at‚ she metamorphs into the woman she is at the end of the novel‚ which is a more confident‚ self-assured person. At the beginning of the novel Jane was stuck in an abusive household with her aunt. Her family abused her mentally and physically. Between the red room of pain and her cousin‚ Jane has a miserable experience‚ believing

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    characters‚ Tess and Jane are both the main characters of the novels ‘Tess of the D’urbervilles’ and ‘Jane Eyre’‚ respectively. ‘Tess of the D’urbervilles’ is based on the experiences of Tess. Whereas‚ ‘Jane Eyre’ is an autobiographical book about Jane. The two novels are based in the past when women were not considered as equal to men. The characters Jane and Tess are both women and so they are subject to discrimination and they both have a lot in common‚ for example both Tess and Jane are considerate

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    Ladan Abdullahi Feminism in Jane eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea A patriarchal society is a world in which men are the sole decision makers and hold positions of power and the highest authority. Patriarchy occurs when men are dominant‚ not necessarily in numbers but in their status related to decision making and power. As a result‚ women are introduced to a world made by men‚ and a history refined by a man’s actions. In jean Rhy’s Wide Sargasso Sea‚ the author focuses on the history of Bertha‚ one

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