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    literature is often defined as quality‚ excellence and timeless. The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a superior piece of literature that is truly ageless. Today’s modern society could learn a lot from Jane because of the various lessons she teaches from the experiences she goes through. With the lessons learned‚ women working for their success‚ and the conflict between classes‚ the novel Jane Eyre is still very relevant today. “Jane Eyre is an unusual heroine” (Triska"). This is because she is considered

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    Bronte’s "Jane Eyre" using Romanticism as a basis. I decided that I would pick those aspects of romanticism that I found most prevalent and interesting in the texts. After reading these stories‚ I realized that there were many ideas relating to Romanticism in the texts‚ some of them being variations of its definition; yet‚ they relate nonetheless. Nature is a common theme in Romanticism. There is often an increasing interest or fascination with nature. This is shown in Jane Eyre‚ when Jane is fascinated

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    I have come from the future to interview the great aristocrat of the once great Thornfield Hall‚ Mr Edward Fairfax Rochester. This man fought hard for love when he met his ward’s new governess‚ Jane Eyre‚ although having a few secrets of his own. Rochester attempted bigamy through attempting to marry Jane and leave his mentally deranged first wife‚ Bertha Mason at Thornfield. After hearing of his deceit‚ she ran away from him suddenly and soon after‚ Bertha set fire to the great house before jumping

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    characters‚ Tess and Jane are both the main characters of the novels ‘Tess of the D’urbervilles’ and ‘Jane Eyre’‚ respectively. ‘Tess of the D’urbervilles’ is based on the experiences of Tess. Whereas‚ ‘Jane Eyre’ is an autobiographical book about Jane. The two novels are based in the past when women were not considered as equal to men. The characters Jane and Tess are both women and so they are subject to discrimination and they both have a lot in common‚ for example both Tess and Jane are considerate

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    After reading about Jane I have learned she associates fear with love due to events earlier in her life. No matter how hard Jane tried to impress her father she was never good enough. As Jane grows older her father no longer hits her but instead uses money as his form of abuse. As you read you learn that she later marries a man who displays the same behaviors as her father. Jane forgives him because she associates this behavior as love. Unless Jane recalls what her aunt tried to associate love with

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    Lies and Love The main protagonist from both Jane Eyre and The Eyre Affair both deal with the struggles of achieving honest love with their respective love interest due to the unusual circumstances of the relationships. For Jane‚ her and Rochester’s relationship is not normal in any sense of the word. For Thursday‚ the issues she has with Landen are much more realistic‚ but they sting just the same. Both Jane and Thursday have their fair share of issues with their men‚ but some of them are not that

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    JANE ADDAMS Jane Addams is known for Hull House‚ located in Chicago‚ IL. While this isn’t her only contribution to society during her life‚ this is the one contribution that has probably made the biggest impact on society. Jane became interested in social issues when she went on a trip to England with two college friends. She was exposed to the poverty that was all around England’s East End. Also‚ while she was in England‚ her and her friends came across Toynbee Hall‚ which was a settlement house

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    Audrey J. Johnson ENG-393 Jane Austen Prof: Christine Hansen June 21‚ 2014 Marriage in Jane Austen’s Emma The subject of marriage and its effect on women is a topic lively debated by Jane Austen in her many books. In Emma‚ the title protagonist is the spoiled daughter of a wealthy widower who spends her time gossiping and patronizing those less fortunate. Emma is kind hearted but a touch naïve‚ and her lack of impulse control finds the young woman often causing more disorder than she intends.

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    ENN203J: Jane Austen 28/02/2013 ASSIGNMENT 01: Emma STUDENT NUMBER: 51004623 The misunderstandings with regard to perception and deception in Jane Austen’s novel Emma undeniably suggest something sinister about human nature‚ given the negative effects it has on those that fall prey to such conjecture. However‚ the misunderstandings may also render the novel comedic to a certain extent because of the ironic amusement throughout‚ which involves complete misunderstandings from characters on

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    This passage greatly shows the stark contrast between the two women‚ the demonization of the Oriental female subject and the innocence of the English one. Rochester’s narration of his life with Bertha paints a very negative portrait of hers. He tells Jane that he was bonded with a mad Creole woman that came from a Jamaican mad and degraded family‚ having “idiots and maniacs through three generations” and a mother‚ “the Creole…both a madwoman and a drunkard!” (JE 337). Apart from her insanity‚ his disappointment

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