The consequence of the fight is obviously punishment but only to Jane‚ which is an expressive example of the discrimination in which Jane lives every day. Mrs. Reed cannot believe that her beloved son is able to hurt anyone and if so she is not going to lump him together with Jane. The punishment is to lock her into the red-room‚ where 9 years ago Mr. Reed died. She tries to resist‚ which she herself thinks an unusual behaviour of her ”I resisted all the way: a new thing for me” (JE‚ p. 16). This
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ane Eyre the protagonist Jane is isolated in her own home‚ in which she is treated as an unwelcomed guest‚ and the author begins to illustrate and convey the feelings of entrapment and constraint to the reader in this passage‚ often done with symbolic representation of emotion through the weather and nature in gothic novels such as this. She combines this symbolism with desolate diction and structure that mimics Jane’s daily life to communicate the feeling of imprisonment and constraint experienced
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people have when inside that environment? These characteristics of being in this setting are known are known as the gothic elements‚ which are the factors contributing to the eerie scenery. Similar to a haunted house‚ the red room from chapter two of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is seen as a spooky setting‚ causing people to feel anxiety and fear while inside. The characteristics and mysteries the red room holds as well as Jane’s severe distress throughout the scenery are the gothic elements that significantly
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Erica Chandler 29 January 2013 Dr. Smith Reading Response: Jane Eyre Vol. III Religion plays a prominent role in the life of Jane Eyre‚ and arguably the two most religious characters she encounters are Helen Burns and St. John Rivers. Both play similar—if slightly different—parts in Jane’s own personal faith. Both portray a noble and self-sacrificial Catholicism. But while Jane may admire these characters and try to emulate the qualities they possess‚ she ultimately bends toward her own style
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In addition‚ firstly‚ fire and water imagery symbolize in Gateshead‚ when Jane is speaking of her loneliness in Gateshead’s famous red room where Mr. Reed died. Red room described its haunted atmosphere of fear by the description of the physical aspects of the room because of the Gothic status of this novel. But some critics argue that red room was a symbol of the womb for Jane in order to reborn as an obedient child‚ that is why she locked in the red room. The first stage of Jane’s life with Reed
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Jane Eyre: A Coming of Age Story Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ is a coming of age story‚ about a young‚ orphaned‚ and submissive girl growing up‚ through many hardships‚ into a young‚ passionate‚ and free willed woman. Charlotte Bronte begins the story with a ten-year-old Jane Eyre living with an impartial and sometimes cruel aunt‚ Aunt Reed. Aunt Reed‚ after neglecting Jane for the whole of her life‚ finally decides to send her away to boarding school‚ to Lowood School. Upon her departure
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Jane Eyre -Spark notes Chapter I Jane is an orphan. She was adopted by Mr. John Reed‚ yet he died when she was a year old. One of his last wishes was for his wife‚ Mrs. Reed‚ to look after Jane. This she does out of duty‚ but she treats Jane as less than a servant. She despises Jane for her quiet and creative character. Jane takes great pleasure from reading books‚ and is very smart for her age of ten; Mrs. Reed secretly feels intimidated by her. A child of a “more sociable and child-like disposition
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and see others as distorted mirrors that they are not what they are. The female figures in Wuthering Heights create a whole version of women together. 2.Role of Women – Pride and Prejudice Discussion Women in England in the 1800’s‚ which is when Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is set‚ had one primary function‚ which was to marry‚ and marry well. The Bennet girls have a temporarily comfortable life‚ for in the absence of sons‚ when their father dies‚ his property will be inherited by their cousin
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In the novel‚ "Jane Eyre"‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ the author creates a sense of imprisonment for the main character due to the usage of literary devices such as imagery‚ point of view‚ and mood/tone. These devices provide the reader with a clear picture or image that puts the reader in the in the main characters shoes. The reader can feel what the main character feels through literary devices. The tone and mood of what is being said in the story add to the feeling of imprisonment for example when
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of their selves both in the way they immediately look as well as their social status or wellbeing as simply ‘who they are’. Given that the book is written in the narrative of Jane Eyre we see that she views society in terms of looks‚ wealth and social class. Very true though‚ is that this perception is only as a result of Jane being a product of her society and so through this view Bronte creates an atmosphere or impression of society as a whole. Our first impression of Blanche Ingram is her looks
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