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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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    Bronte’s Jane Eyre serve the purpose of highlighting the reversal of gender roles established between Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester‚ as well as the fundamental difference between the two characters. Mr. Rochester views‚ in his fantasies‚ Jane Eyre as a “fairy”‚ to save him and take him to “the moon”. Jane Eyre views Mr. Rochester realistically‚ but does have fantastical views of the world‚ whether it be fairies leaving “notions” (103) for her or her mother reaching out to her in a dream. Jane Eyre’s

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    change. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ a young woman journeys from place to place and along the way evolves into a greater person. At each location she stays at‚ she metamorphs into the woman she is at the end of the novel‚ which is a more confident‚ self-assured person. At the beginning of the novel Jane was stuck in an abusive household with her aunt. Her family abused her mentally and physically. Between the red room of pain and her cousin‚ Jane has a miserable experience‚ believing

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    Jane Eyre is a ten-year-old girl who was left behind by her parents‚ therefore she was an orphan considering the fact that she lost both of her parents. Jane currently lives with her “aunt”‚ Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed was left widowed because Jane’s uncle also passed away. Mrs. Reed has three children whom are Jane’s cousins. Jane’s cousins are named Eliza‚ John‚ Georgina Reed. Jane’s cousins dislike her for various reasons‚ for example they dislike her because she is poor‚ an orphan‚ and uneducated. Later

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    Explore the role of social class in ‘Jane Eyre’. Social class plays an important role throughout the novel for Jane’s ambiguous class status becomes evident from the opening chapter. Bronte refers to Jane as a poor orphan living with her cruel relatives‚ she feels alienated from the rest of the Reed family. Jane’s callous cousin John Reed tells Jane she has "no business to take our books; you are a dependent . . . you ought to beg‚ and not to live here with gentleman’s children like us." In this

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    LOVE RELATIONSHIPS Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre is typically a novel that revolves around the quest for love. There are therefore several love relationships that emerge throughout the novel‚ some romantic‚ others familial or platonic. Most of these relationships centre around Jane herself because she forms the core of the novel around whom the other characters revolve. The protagonist of the novel‚ Jane Eyre herself‚ embarks on this quest for love from the very beginning of the book. As the

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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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    Symbolism through Theme Of Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea “To produce a mighty book‚ you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea‚ though many there be that have tried it‚” stated Herman Melville. As implied‚ without theme‚ no novel can be considered “mighty” or have any depth. Theme is essential in any work of art. Jane Eyre is a novel by Charlotte Brontë that takes the reader through the experiences of Jane Eyre‚ from childhood to adulthood

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    Charlotte Brontë-Jane Eyre (1847)-Chapter 14 He had been looking two minutes at the fire‚ and I had been looking the same length of time at him‚ when‚ turning suddenly‚ he caught my gaze fastened on his physiognomy. "You examine me‚ Miss Eyre‚" said he: "do you think me handsome?" I should‚ if I had deliberated‚ have replied to this question by something conventionally vague and polite; but the answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I was aware—"No‚ sir." "Ah! By my word! there is something

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    Bronte’s‚ Jane Eyre‚ a story of an unfortunate you who’s morals and self-respect continue to fluctuate as she matures. Jane Eyre begins her life in the wrong place at the wrong time. During the novel‚ Jane endures love‚ hate and friendship‚ though maturity allows her to forgive. Settings surrounding Jane’s life alter her own ideas of self-acceptance‚ her actions taken to release herself from certain settings have effect on her. In the first few chapters‚ Bronte establishes Jane’s character as a

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