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    Jane Eyre and the Religion

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    which inspired Charlotte for the Lowood School in "Jane Eyre". Maria and Elizabeth became ill with tuberculosis which killed them in 1825. Charlotte was very close to her surviving siblings‚ Anne Brontë‚ Branwell‚ and Emily Brontë. The children spent much of their childhood writing poetry about the imaginary kingdom they invented and published in 1846 "Poems"‚ a collected work of their poetry. In 1847 Charlotte published her most famous book‚ "Jane Eyre"‚ under a male pseudonym‚ Currer Bell. Charlotte

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    Jane Eyre is both a mirror of Charlotte Bronte’s life and a reflection of her desires. Many aspects of Charlotte’s own life are found in the story of Jane Eyre. They even appear to have a similar personality and physical characteristics. Charlotte’s traumatic schooling experience‚ including the death of her sisters‚ is almost identically reproduced in Jane Eyre and Jane’s love for Mr Rochester can be found in Charlotte’s love for Monsieur Heger. Charlotte’s brother has a very similar story to that

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    Brontë’s Jane Eyre at first gives off as a romantic novel. But there are multiple parts in the book that shows that Jane Eyre is also in the gothic/mystery genre. In Jane Eyre‚ after Jane entered Thornfield‚ there were many current of events that led me to believe that Mr. Rochester has a secret hidden in Thornfield Hall. What is this mystery? And how does it connect with Edward Rochester? The first event that led me to believe Rochester had a secret was when his bed is set on fire and Jane put out

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    PRACTICA 7: JANE EYRE Chapter XXVII “Jane‚ you understand what I want of you?  Just this promise—‘I will be yours‚ Mr. Rochester.’” “Mr. Rochester‚ I will not be yours.” Another long silence. “Jane!” recommenced he‚ with a gentleness that broke me down with grief‚ and turned me stone-cold with ominous terror—for this still voice was the pant of a lion rising—“Jane‚ do you mean to go one way in the world‚ and to let me go another?” “I do.” “Jane” (bending towards and

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    Jane Eyre as Cinderella  In charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre‚ there are several paradigms that are used throughout the story; one of the most obvious is the Cinderella template. When looking at Jane Eyre through this template‚ the ideas of an orphan child‚ the stepfamily‚ and the fairy godmother seem to be all the characteristics of Cinderella.         Jane Eyre is the orphan child‚ which symbolizes Cinderella. Jane‚ like Cinderella lost both her parents and is dependent on others to care for

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    Synopsis: Jane Eyre Q4:What are some of the incidents in the plot that might have been labled melodramatic or improbable? Why might these episodes have been included despite the author’s intention of developing a realistic novel? “The man who has no imagination‚ has no wings” A young woman by the name of Jane Eyre from the Charlotte Bronte coming of age novel Jane Eyre has a vivd imagination. The novel is an autobiography of Jane’s life---Her dramatic or illusive episodes that she experiences:

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    Themes in Jane Eyre

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    Themes are an important key element of every novel. A novel’s theme is the main idea that the writer expresses. Theme can also be defined as the underlying meaning of the story. It is not the action of the story‚ but rather the reader’s interpretation of the purpose of the action. Themes are arguably the most important aspect of a novel because they are the reason for the author’s writing the novel. Themes found in Jane Eyre include the supernatural‚ visions‚ and dreams that Jane encounters. Firstly‚

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    Explore the use of religion in the text of Jane Eyre Religion is a main theme throughout the novel; we are reminded that everything in this period of time is focused around religion at almost every stage in Jane’s life. There are three religious figures that Jane encounters throughout the novel‚ Mr Brocklehurst‚ Helen Burns and St.John Rivers. With each encounter Jane struggles more with religion‚ she struggles with the balance of what is her moral duty and what she thinks is right herself. Mr Brocklehurst

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    CRITIQUES OF JANE EYRE (a) Matthew Arnold – “The writer’s mind is full of nothing but hunger‚ rebellion and rage.” 1847 (b) Postmodernist critics would say that Jane Eyre is an expression of the writer Charlotte Bronte. (c) Marxist Approach to the novel – socioeconomical conditions of the time the book was written? (d) Lord David Cecil – “a sophisticated Cinderella story” (e) Gilbert and Gubar -“Women in Victorian novels are often presented with some type of anger or madness‚ which doesn’t accurately

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    Religion Jane Eyre

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    Jane Eyre is narrated in the first person point of view by Jane Eyre herself. By writing the book in this way‚ the author‚ Charlotte Bronte‚ makes Jane Eyre a true autobiography–allowing the reader to see‚ learn‚ and experience everything as Jane does. This brings the reader into the story itself‚ connecting him/her to Jane on a deeper level. SOCIAL/POLITICAL/PHILOSOPHICAL AGENDAS OR ISSUES BEING DEALT WITH BY THE AUTHOR (AKA THEMES) In Bronte’s Jane Eyre‚ one major theme is religion‚ and it has

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