English 102: Introduction to Literature Nov.8.2012 The Eternal Charm of Jane Eyre An Interpretation of the Formation of Women’s Rebellious Spirit In the middle 19th century‚ Charlotte Bronte successfully creates a character with a striking personality named Jane Eyre who is born unfortunate but dares to fight fate. There are four life scenes in this novel which show the embryo‚ emergence‚ development‚ and climax of Jane Eyre’s rebellious spirit. In 19the century‚ most women do not have right
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Jane Eyre is a novel that represents critique of Victorian age assumptions about social classes and gender issues. In the nineteenth-century there was a belief that women and men belong in "separate spheres‚" each with its own responsibilities. The women were expected to devote her self to the repetitive tasks of domestic labor and to minister to the needs of others while the men work and brought money. Charlotte Bronte tries in her novel to state an exemplar has the opposite of the Victorian women
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Drawing a Breath of Fresh Eyre From the opening chapter of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre the reader becomes aware of the powerful role that art plays. There is something extraordinary about the pictures Jane admires from other artists‚ as well as the work she creates herself. Her solitary pastime often operates as an outlet of pain‚ either past or present‚ and offers her the opportunity to deal with unpleasant emotions and memories. Jane’s art transcends her isolation by bringing her into contact
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finally succeeds in the society. The plot of Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë‚ generally follows this form. The growth of the main character‚ Jane Eyre‚ is distinctively divided into phases by places that she stayed at‚ starting from her tragic childhood to her final destination as Mr. Rochester’s mistress. The changes of emotions and maturation of identities as Jane Eyre goes through her life provide evidence of a Bildungsroman. Through the novel‚ Jane Eyre grows up‚ moving from a radical stage
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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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of physical and mental isolation is shown throughout "Jane Eyre". This pattern of isolation had a negative effect on Jane Eyre that started at a young age and continued along with her until she experienced community and love in her marriage at Ferndean. Jane loses her parents at a young age‚ she was first brought to the Reed’s house by her uncle. But when her uncle passed away‚ her aunt promised to take Jane as one of her own children.
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The Oxford Movement and Jane Eyre The Victorian period from the mid to late 1800’s was a time of internal religious turmoil for England. In the Anglican Church there were many different groups competing to define the doctrine and practice of the national religion. The church was politically divided in three general categories following: the High Church‚ which was the most conservative; the Middle‚ or Broad Church‚ which was more liberal; and the Low Church‚ which was the Evangelical wing of
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job‚ but it was one of the few opportunities for women to get a job. In the novel Jane Eyre‚ the role of the governess is well represented as Jane is humble and submissive‚ she has to teach and take care of Adele and her social status is above servants but below her master. To become a governess you had to be not only well educated‚ but also meek and obedient. These two characteristics were reflected in Jane Eyre as she never answered in a rude way to Lady Ingram after her insults. Clearly‚ a governess
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A GUIDE TO ALLUSIONS IN JANE EYRE Jane Eyre has an abundance of Biblical‚ literary‚ and historical allusions. To enrich their comprehension‚ students might be asked to track allusions as they study the novel. A sampling of allusions‚ along with an explanation for each‚ is provided here for reference. Bewick’s History of British Birds: A book that provides details about various species of birds‚ along with engraved illustrations. Jane enjoys the book as an escape from her life with her cruel aunt
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Character #1: Jane Eyre In the book‚ Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Bronte‚ one of the main characters is named Jane Eyre. From what I read‚ my understanding of Jane Eyre is that she is a girl who is trying to find love. It`s not that she’s needy‚ but with every event that took place in the book‚ who can blame her? She’s parentless‚ miserable “I cry because I am miserable.” (Bronte 18)‚ and the people whom she was placed with didn’t care for her much. Mrs. Reed didn’t allow Jane to socialize with
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