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    Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ is about a young girl who grew up without parents. This young girl was named Jane Eyre. Her parents died when they went to a different country and contracted an illness while they were there. Jane then went to live with her Uncle Reed who then died shortly after. His dying wish was for his wife‚ Mrs. Reed‚ to keep his niece‚ Jane‚ in her care and not abandon her. While Jane grew up with Mrs. Reed‚ she was deserted. In this book‚ Jane Eyre shows the development

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    Another example is what Jane says to Mrs. Reed before she leaves Gateshead. “I am not deceitful: if I were‚ I should say I loved you‚ but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed; and this book about the liar‚ you may give to

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    The novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ describes the transformation from childhood to adulthood of an orphaned girl named Jane. Bertha Mason‚ is portrayed as the alter ego of the orphaned girl‚ Jane Eyre. This statement could be interrupted in many ways. One being-for an example- Bertha being a symbol and representation of Jane’s feeling in regard to the situation of her marrying Rochester. Another is some likeliness of both women’s actions. Jane Eyre may feel as if the matter of marriage is oppressing her. The

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    While it seemed that Joyce Carol Oates experienced dark childhood experiences‚ she seems to explore her thoughts according to similar events that had happened in her life. Written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Spider Boy” is an example that highly defines gothic horror. Many of her works deal with violence‚ rape‚ death‚ or a character that has gone completely mad. “Naked” has many dark and nightmare like scenes‚ Oates writes on how a normal day can be your worst; it is that Oates puts a woman in a scene that

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    love” This quote from Reinhold Niebuhr tells of a human incapability to accomplish a deed of any sort without the assistance of love. In The Catcher in the Rye; Salinger‚ J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York: Little Brown and Company‚ 1991 and Jane Eyre ; Bronte‚ Charlotte. Mineola‚ New York: Dover Publications‚ INC. 1847‚ both young individuals are faced with numerous obstacles in an attempt to mature. Eventually‚ the characters both come to realizations that they need love in order to grow and

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    Jane Eyre By: Charlotte Bronte 1. “There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering‚ indeed‚ in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed‚ when there was no company‚ dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so somber‚ and a rain so penetrating‚ that further out-door exercises was now out of the question. I was glad of it: I never liked long walks‚ especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming

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    Jane Eyre” is a novel of passion‚ desire‚ rage and defiance‚ combining to form a literary sensation that has withstood the test of time. The novel’s sense of mystery‚ betrayal and deceit create the perfect romance narrative which has been evoking passion from its readers for over a century. Jane’s enduring quest for love‚ love of a family and of an equal fulfill the human ideals of romance as she defies all obstacles in her way. The love between Rochester and Jane dissolves the constraints of Victorian

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    In the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë‚ the main character Jane has gone from a dark childhood to an acceptable young Victorian woman‚ by going through many years of change and her overcoming her adolescent difficulties. In her younger years‚ a result of being unaccepted by her family‚ negatively affected her mental state. Once she reached Lowood Institution‚ she was taught how to become a respectable Victorian governess‚ which entails maturity and the ability to control emotion. Jane would see

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    Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr. Rochester because of her attraction to Mr. Rochester’s byronic traits. Jane lost her parents and was raised by her Uncle Reed. When her Uncle died‚ she was treated poorly by her Aunt and kids. She was finally sent to a boarding school known as Lowood. It is an all girls school that had a massive typhus epidemic‚ killing her friend. After teaching and learning at Lowood‚ she became a governess for Adelé at Thornfield. There she meets her master Mr. Rochester. The byronic

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    In the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Jane travels many places as a young woman. It begins with her at Gateshead‚ where she lives as a young child. She then goes to a private school called Lowood. Here‚ she learns many disciplines and gains wisdom. After being a teacher for two years at Lowood she wants to seek a new way of life. Jane travels to Thornfield; she meets Mr. Rochester‚ a man who causes her to mature at the young age of 18. She learns that she must start making decisions for herself

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