succession of encounters with the external world) Time and place written: 1847‚ London Date of first publication: 1847 Protagonist: Jane Eyre Antagonist: Jane meets with a series of forces that threaten her liberty‚ integrity‚ and happiness. Characters embodying these forces are: Aunt Reed‚ Mr. Brocklehurst‚ Bertha Mason‚ Mr. Rochester (in that he urges Jane to ignore her conscience and surrender to
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Themes and Symbolism in the Book‚ Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte In the book‚ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ recurring themes and symbols serve to unify the plot and story. A major theme in the book is Jane Eyre’s quest to be loved. Throughout the story Jane searches not just for romantic love‚ but also for a sense of belonging. Thus Jane says to Helen Burns‚ her first friend at Lowood School: “to gain some real affection from you‚ or Miss Temple‚ or any other whom I truly love‚ I would willingly
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female characters in many different ways. One early example we see of this in chapter one is Jane’s passion as you speaks out a John. “You are like a murderer – you are like a slave-driver – you are like the Roman emperors!” This is the first time we see Jane’s true passion as she is speaking out to John. By doing so‚ she is breaking the social norms of that time. At the beginning of chapter two we see how Bronte presents Jane as being a lower class and status than her cousin John‚ which would have
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Charlotte Brontë’s Social Revolution In the novel Jane Eyre‚ author Charlotte Brontë emphasizes the religious aspect of life during the Victorian Era. Near the beginning of the preface Brontë states‚ “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness in not religion”(Brontë‚ 1). With this statement‚ Brontë criticizes pseudo-religious manner in which many members of Victorian society live. She chastises her contemporaries for leading a life where empty words of justice and virtue are preceded
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How does Bronte develop the character of Jane in chapters 1 and 2? At the beginning of the novel‚ Bronte does not specifically develop Jane’s character‚ but rather uses her as a method of setting the scene for the first few chapters‚ through her descriptions of the house and people in it. After the first few pages‚ however‚ she is assaulted by John whilst reading a book and it is at this point that we see her give her first full opinionative description of someone. This description of
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Tim Kwist AP English Literature and Composition Quinn April 1‚ 2013 Jane Eyre: AP Question Essay “Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender‚ race‚ or creed. Choose a play or novel in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character’s alienation reveals the surrounding society’s assumptions and moral values.” Women who had no claim to wealth or beauty received
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Quote 1: “I reflected. Poverty looks grim to grown people; still more so to children: they have not much idea of industrious‚ working‚ respectable poverty; they think of the word only as connected with ragged clothes‚ scanty food‚ fireless grates‚ rude manners‚ and debasing vices: poverty for me was synonymous with degradation.” (pg. 18) This quote 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
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Journal Entries Journal Entry #1 “I was conscious that a moment’s mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties‚ and‚ like any other rebel slave‚ I felt resolved‚ in my desperation‚ to go all lengths.” –-- -Chapter 2‚ page 6 Reaction: Being really young‚ her sudden decision was a poor choice. Response: She’s still very young‚ and needs to experience more of life in order to make better decisions. Have logic and not be fooled by only emotions. Explanation: With
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reader’s own perspective of contemporary society. This is evident in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë where at many points within the novel‚ Brontë‚ through the character of Jane Eyre voices her then radical opinions on society common to that era‚ through which contemporary readers can then draw parallels to with aspects of their own society. It is rather obvious to the reader that Brontë‚ through the character of Jane Eyre‚ is somewhat critical of Victorian England’s strict social structure and
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1. A gothic event that happened in the beginning of the chapter is when Jay woke up hearing a shriek‚ thumping‚ and banging noises. Mr. Rochester and Jane go up to the third-floor to see that Mason is bleeding‚‚ and later discover that Grace Poole bit Mason. 2. After hearing a loud noise in the middle of the night Mr. Rochester and Jane go up to the third-floor to Mason’s room. Mr. Rochester tells Jane to stay with Mason to help soak up his blood. Then Mr. Rochester brings the doctor in where
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