Introduction p.2 1.Jane Eyre p.2 2.Jane Eyre and the Gaze p.3 2.1. Foucault‚ Gaze and Jane Eyre p.3 2.2. Jane Eyre and the Returned Gaze p.4 3.Jane Eyre and Subjectivity p.6 3.1. Subjectivity as Jane Eyre ’s Strength p.6 3.2. Childhood as Roots to Subjectivity p.8 3.3. Criticisms p.8 Conclusion p.10 Bibliography p.11 Introduction All Charlotte Brontë needed was a woman who would openly speak
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especially that of Jane Eyre. Common themes of victorian literature are shared with Jane Eyre. Food was a reoccurring theme of throughout many Victorian novels because of the hunger that many people faced in this time period. This theme is reflected in the vivid description of under nourishment at Lowood School in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Another common theme was women’s morality and sensuality. Before the publication of Jane Eyre‚ women were simple and genuine under the expectations of society‚ the
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crimson – signifies passion‚ danger‚ aggression‚ suppression‚ and confinement…a way of policing female passion The red-room can be viewed as a symbol of what Jane must overcome in her struggles to find freedom‚ happiness‚ and a sense of belonging. In the red-room‚ Jane’s position of exile and imprisonment first becomes clear. Although Jane is eventually freed from the room‚ she continues to be * socially ostracized (by Rochester’s aristocrat friends who visit Thornfield) * financially trapped
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way the migratory birds do in the winter. 3.) Jane Eyre is a unique blend of gothic writing and romantic writing‚ and this is clear through the author placing the characters in a specific designed setting‚ the home‚ the atmosphere‚ but allowing the characters to behave more freely‚ so the reader doesn’t feel like they see the next part coming on‚ such as when Jane’s cousin strikes her and she is punished and locked in the red room. 4.) Jane Eyre is established as a rebellious‚ free spirited child
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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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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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Christianity Portrayed in Jane Eyre There is a difference between spirituality and religion‚ and Bronte presents this to readers through her novel. In times of despair and difficulty‚ Jane turns and relies on the God in whom she believes. As with any religion‚ Christianity is the faith of many people‚ sometimes labeled “good”‚ and sometimes labeled “bad” by society. Jane Eyre is a novel that portrays the genuine‚ as well as hypocritical aspects of Christianity and varying members of the faith.
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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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vocabulary to achieve this. An extract from Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ a soliloquy from Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare and Ode to Autumn‚ by John Keats all have a number of striking similarities between them‚ as well as a few differences‚ which will be analysed to show. Unlike Hamlet and Autumn‚ the extract from Jane Eyre‚ doesn ’t have any particular argument‚ but the use of language is similar to that of Keats and to some extent Hamlet. Jane Eyre is a character existing in a narrative in the
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Victorian Mores In Jane Eyre During the Victorian era‚ it was only acceptable to abide by a set of unspoken rules acknowledged by society called mores. Some of the mores that were present in the eighteenth-century time period included the importance of the family‚ high standards of morality and decency‚ and that people must be punished or rewarded for their actions and deeds. Although these mores are not present in modern culture‚ invisible laws still exist in society today and need to be brought
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