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    Jane Eyre “Five Quotes” Analysis a. “I returned to my book—Bewick’s “History of British Birds:” the letter-press thereof I cared little for‚ generally speaking; and yet there was certain … pages … I could not pass quite as a blank” (Bronte 12). b. The book that Jane choses to read in this passage is highly significant‚ and is enhanced due to the symbolic imagery birds and their characteristics bring to mind. Just as birds have urges to seek freedom and migrate‚ so Jane longs to escape from

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    presents Jane as being a lower class and status than her cousin John‚ which would have been very common at the time‚ where females were seen as being less important than men. “Miss Eyre‚ to strike a young gentleman‚ your benefactress’s son! Your master. Master! How is he my master? Am I a servant? No; you are less than a servant‚ you do nothing for your keep” We see here that Jane is seen as being less than a servant‚ whereas John is known as The Master. We also see in this quote that Jane speaks

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    famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Jane’s love for Rochester is clearly noticeable throughout the novel. But Jane’s true love for Rochster becomes appearent in only a few of her actions and emotions. Although it may seem Rochester manipulated her heart’s desire‚ this can be disproven in her actions towards him. Jane followed her heart in the end‚ by returning to Rochester. Jane’s true love for Roshester becomes appearant during her walks with him at Thornfield. Jane is affected by

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    Jane Goodall Jane Goodall was born on April 3‚ 1934 in London‚ England‚ United Kingdom. Goodall attended Uplands private school until 1950. She was good at school‚ besides suffering from prosopagnosia‚ which makes it difficult to recognize faces. Jane was unable to afford college. She is known for studying the behavior of Tanzanian chimps. She is still alive today at age 82. When Goodall had an opportunity to visit a friend‚ she went to South Kinangop‚ Kenya. In Kenya‚ she met a famous anthropologist

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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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    Bertha Mason: An Unrealistic Aspect of Jane Eyre Love‚ morality‚ and determination are tested to its farthest limits in Charlotte Brontë’s classic Victorian novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ due to several situations and characters. One character in particular‚ Bertha Mason‚ is an eminently unrealistic character yet she can be considered one of the more capital characters that influences other much more plausible elements and actions in the story‚ especially those of Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester. Bertha Mason

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    Jane Eyre Compare and Contrast Essay Characters in the exuberant novel Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Bronte‚ have such broad yet elaborate personalities and traits so that setting them apart from one another would not be much of a challenge. One of the most important and steadfast character in this novel‚ Helen Burns‚ accepted widely by society that she resembles mostly to a missionary‚ in that of similar traits. Pairing a common idea‚ person‚ or object with characters clarify them to the highest

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    represent in one or more novels of the period. Jane Austin’s novel ’sense and sensibility’ is a narrative that must be examined for its higher message about the conflict between society and humanity’s true nature. I will argue that the novel is a tool to show this and that although today we do not value qualities such as sense and propriety‚ modern society have there own key words which function in the same way. The characters within Jane Austin are representations of a concept that is presented

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    references to develop characters in the novel Jane Eyre such as “Rebekah at the Well‚” “The Twelve Apostles‚” and “Noah’s Ark.” The story “Rebekah at the Well‚” from Genesis‚ comes into play in an important instance in Bronte’s classic Jane Eyre. In the novel‚ this occasion is the start of Jane and Rochester’s burning love. This passion between the two lovers mirrors God’s Word in the way that both “Rebekah at the Well‚” and the steamy story of Jane and Rochester are both beginnings; the start

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    Emma - Understanding Jane Austen ’s World Pamela Whalan has been a member of the Study Day Committee of JASA since 1999 and has been involved in the successful presentation of study days on Emma‚ Mansfield Park‚ Sense and Sensibility‚ Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. She has directed successful seasons of I Have Five Daughters (an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice) and an adaptation for the stage of Emma. She has written a stage adaptation of Mansfield Park and directed this play for

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