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    Jane Eyre is primarily a critique of social elitism. Discuss. Charlotte Brontë’s novel‚ Jane Eyre was produced in the Victorian era‚ when social elitism was in its prime and there was great segregation between the upper and lower estates. The former was composed of the clergy and nobility and was defined by wealth‚ privileges and lavish lifestyles. The middle class‚ conversely‚ were the most frustrated by the exclusiveness of the upper estate. Possessing skill‚ intelligence and assertiveness

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    Throughout the novels Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte countless comparisons of eternal love can be made. Characters within Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre overcame the constraints society had upon them‚ what appeared to be their destinies and characters were able to overcome themselves. These obstacles were lengthy struggles that characters within each novel were faced with and went through immense pain all for love. The love that characters felt for each other

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    Women writers use their personal lives as stimulus when writing works of fiction. As seen in the classic author Charlotte Brontë and her novel Jane Eyre (1847) and also for the contemporary author Kathy Reichs. While Jane Eyre is a novel telling the life story of its title character‚ it is mostly based upon aspects of Brontë’s life. Kathy Reich’s uses her life and personally traits to develop the main character and her life in her novels as well. There are a few reasons why women use this technique

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    Representation of the ‘Other’ in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre Abstract This study aims at examining the representation of the’ other’ as portrayed in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (1847). It attempts to inspect how the ‘Other’ is viewed in Nineteenth century England and the cultural ideology behind such specific representation. It poses crucial questions as to why the ‘Other’ is always represented negatively in main-stream western narrative as in the case of Bertha Mason who is portrayed as

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    Examine the use of the theme of social class in ‘Jane Eyre’ and how this is illuminated by your reading of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen. The novel ‘Jane Eyre’ highlights the idea of social class and the position of women in society. It tells the story of how protagonist Jane progresses through different social classes in life‚ beginning as the low position of an orphan and ending in the higher position of being both wealthy and married. Charlotte Bronte’s own social background was that

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    Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre; serves to underpin the fantastical nature of the bildungsroman story. In passage 3‚ Rochester’s lamentations while “sitting by the window” is reminiscent of Jane sitting in Lowood and wishing more from the world. This is expanded when Rochester describes Jane’s voice as being “spoken amongst mountains”; as Jane originally looked to the mountains and “longed to surmount” them. This parallel shows the similarities between the new Rochester and Jane‚ it reveals Rochester’s

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    Symbolism through Theme Of Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea “To produce a mighty book‚ you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea‚ though many there be that have tried it‚” stated Herman Melville. As implied‚ without theme‚ no novel can be considered “mighty” or have any depth. Theme is essential in any work of art. Jane Eyre is a novel by Charlotte Brontë that takes the reader through the experiences of Jane Eyre‚ from childhood to adulthood

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    Jane Eyre: Feminist Hero Submissive‚ domestic‚ good-tempered‚ quiet‚ agreeable and mild; these are all words that could be used to describe the ideal Victorian woman. Sexism and discrimination put up roadblocks and didn’t allow much room for educational growth for women. Education and job opportunities were limited and left most women with marriage‚ particularly to a wealthy man‚ as their best option for security. Jane Eyre broke the mold of the common Victorian woman; she was determined‚ stubborn

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    "Jane Eyre" is more than a name... it is a character‚ an impulse of stories from life‚ feelings‚ experiences. Confinement‚ but also freedom‚ gothic‚ but also fairy tale elements. Charlotte Brontë surprises all these and not only in the novel Jane Eyre. The novel captures the attention from the beginning through presenting the Reeds’ family home atmosphere‚ the characters and the relationships between them. A gloomy atmosphere and also Jane’s situation. Jane is a poor orphan girl with nothing

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    Nineteenth century women were no strangers to strictly defined gender roles and lack of basic rights men of that same time period enjoyed. In Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre”‚ the outlook on the restraints women faced was transformed through the development of her main character‚ Jane‚ as the author focused on the different aspects of imprisonment experienced in her life through the character interactions at different stages in the protagonist’s life‚ expression of views on societal norms‚ and comparison

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