Katherine Kaminski Mrs. DeSanta English 1 Honors‚ Orange April 5‚ 2011 Jane Eyre Synthesis Essay What defines a family? What magical bond of love has the ability to connect a group of people? The quest for true family is a subject heavily explored in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The singular protagonist‚ Jane Eyre‚ is a "poor‚ obscure‚ plain‚ and little" (Bronte 292) young woman living in nineteenth century England who is orphaned at an early age. Knowing little about the cause of
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I am a free human being with an independent will.” This quote was said by the famous Charlotte Bronte. This very attitude reflects much throughout her book Jane Eyre‚ and shows that Bronte had ideals that could be found in todays society. She was far beyond her time‚ and longed to be an independent women. Jane Eyre was a character in Bronte’s book that had lots of similarities to her self. The difficult life Jane had and her willingness to go her own way was inspirational. The most pivotal moment
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Jane and Bertha’s struggle against Patriarchy In this essay my primary analysis will focus on the main character ‚Jane‚ in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I will apply Gilbert and Guber’s idea about women in the Victorian Age and use it in the analysis of Jane and her development. The idea is based on the fact that women at the time had to overcome oppression‚ starvation‚ madness and coldness in order to arrive
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Hardships of an Orphan in the Victorian Era “On that same occasion I learned‚ for the first time‚ from Miss Abbot’s communications to Bessie‚ that my father had been a poor clergyman; that my mother had married him against the wishes of her friends‚ who considered the match beneath her; that my grandfather Reed was so irritated at her disobedience‚ he cut her off without a shilling” (Bronte). The fiction novel “Jane Eyre” depicts Jane as a very opinionated person for her age. Bronte exploits the readers
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World: A Comparison of Victorian Authors Charlotte Bronte and Thomas Hardy Change is an inevitable force that sweeps through every continent without so much as a hello. Change has destroyed entire countries‚ while initiating a famine throughout the next. Change is seen by many as a dangerous entity that only seeks to destroy all of mankind. Charlotte Bronte‚ a Victorian poet‚ was different. Bronte was advocate for change‚ and a secretive one too. Thomas Hardy‚ also a Victorian poet‚ was against change
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Jane Eyre: Close Reading and Male Dominance in the Victorian Era There ’s a passage from Bronte ’s Jane Eyre that brings light to the patriarchal relationship between Jane and Rochester. Although Rochester has shown on multiple occasions that he has minimal control over his emotions and has the capacity to lash out‚ Jane admits her love for him and her feelings of safety around him. The scene depicts Rochester ’s dominance over Jane as he holds her‚ and without a word‚ she falls completely useless
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When Jane arrives at Thornfield‚ she is immediately branded as inferior by Mr. Rochester‚ who boasts about his many travels and experiences which he claims Jane will never have the pleasure of knowing due to her inferior class. In chapter 24‚ he refers to her as merely a “plain and Quakerish governess‚” highlighting her inferiority. When surrounded by a higher class society‚ Jane is treated as a servant‚ without intelligence or value. Blanche Ingram‚ a member of Mr. Rochester’s party‚ openly exclaims
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but there were some exceptions. Jane‚ of Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre‚ is one of these exceptions. In her early life‚ Jane endures harsh treatment from her aunt and cousins‚ so she is sent away to boarding school in order to escape them. Later‚ she becomes a governess to a young girl‚ but leaves after romantic complications with her employer. Eventually‚ she returns to him after hearing about his terrible injuries from a fire. Over the course of the novel‚ she encounters these and other
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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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Jane Eyre: A Critical Analysis of Gender Relations in Victorian Literature Modern society tends to view the Victorian era as one of oppression and constraint‚ despite the social and cultural upheaval of the time. This contradiction refers‚ in large‚ to the constraints imposed on the female gender. Women in Victorian England were viewed as inferior to their male counterparts‚ and were allocated clearly defined roles within society. Their treatment is a subject that is explored and critiqued throughout
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