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    A. Jane Eyre is described as plain rather than beautiful. Would the plot of the novel still make sense if Jane were beautiful? How would the story be different if Jane were not poor? Why does it matter? In the novel Jane Eyre by Jane Austin‚ the main character Jane is continually described throughout the book as “plain” and not naturally attractive. However‚ her kindred and charming personality makes up for her attractiveness and ultimately wins the heart of Rochester. Time and time again we

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    undefined   Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë Cliff’s Notes - Chapter Summaries & Character Analyses • Introduction • Chapter Summaries • Character Analyses • CHARLOTTE BRONTE - HER LIFE AND TIMES At the time‚ literary society in England was a very small world. For a complete unknown to publish a successful novel was relatively unusual. For three unknowns to manage it in a single year was unheard of. Naturally‚ everyone was curious about them‚ though normally the curiosity would have died down

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    Jane Eyre /ˈɛər/ (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published on 16 October 1847 by Smith‚ Elder & Co. of London‚ England‚ under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Primarily of the bildungsroman genre‚ Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous character‚ including her growth to adulthood‚ and her love for Mr.

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    Character Analysis: Jane Eyre In Charlotte Bronte’s classic‚ Jane Eyre‚ the protagonist spends the younger years of her life at Gateshead‚ the home of her unloving aunt and cousins. As the story progresses‚ Jane makes her way to Lowood‚ where she finds people who truly love her. Thornsfield is Jane’s next destination. At Thornsfield‚ she meets Mr. Rochester‚ whom she later falls in love with‚ and complications start to rise when she finds out he is married. Jane Eyre’s character is rational‚ strong-willed

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    1st period November 10‚ 2013 Jane Eyre Characterization Jane Eyre a Victorian woman that is poor and plain. She is an average traditional governess trying to make the best out of life. While her physical appearance may seem dull and boring deep down inside Mrs. Eyre is an outspoken‚ confused‚ insecure woman. Jane was not born this way‚ but her experiences have caused her general identity. Experiences that make her question her moral integrity‚ and traditional upbringing to be a pure Victorian

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    Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre emerges with a unique voice in the Victorian period for the work posits itself as a sentimental novel; however‚ it deliberately becomes unable to fulfill the genre‚ and then‚ it creates an altogether divergent novel that demonstrates its superiority by adding depth of structure in narration and character portrayal. Joan D. Peters’ essay‚ Finding a Voice: Towards a Woman’s Discourse of Dialogue in the Narration of Jane Eyre positions Gerard Genette’s theory of convergence

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    be Jane Eyre in the worldwide famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Jane’s admirable qualities in the thought provoking narrative in which she narrates her journey as an angry‚ rebellious 10 year old orphan and develops into a intelligent‚ independent‚ maternal‚ and artistic young woman. As the protagonist and narrator in the novel Jane Eyre‚ Jane begins her journey into womanhood as an orphan in the household of Mrs. Reed‚ feeling alienated and ostracized. Treated as an outcast‚ Jane decides

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    Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ shows an enormous amount of relevance to the Victorian era while establishing the Victorian respect for high standards of decorum and moral conduct. The main character Jane Eyre proves by the results of her moral choices that in Victorian society the idea that women who wanted to gain various rewards would need to obtain the patience to wait for these rewards to come to them to be true. Jane’s firmness to refuse the offer from Mr. Rochester to become his mistress

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    Literature ENG – 1100C 19 September 2014 What was Miss Temple’s influence on Jane? The story of “Jane Eyre” takes place in a period where women were repressed and restricted compared to men. This period was known as the Victorian era. Women had few options for jobs; one of the few respectable jobs to choose from was to become a governess. A governess is a woman who is employed to teach children in a private household. “Jane Eyre” is not only a novel discussing a women’s journey‚ but is used to express

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    In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ good weather is Bronte’s tool to foreshadow positive events or moods and poor weather is the tool to set the tone for negative events or moods. This technique is exercised throughout the entire novel‚ alerting the readers of any up coming atmosphere. In the novel‚ Jane’s mood was‚ to a degree‚ determined by the weather mentioned. For example‚ after Jane was publicly‚ falsely accused of being a liar by Mr. Brocklehurst‚ an upcoming positive event was predicted

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