The Victorian Novel Jane Eyre has been considered a great work of literature. Jane Eyre
How Does Charlotte Bronte create sympathy for Jane in the first two chapters of the novel?
The Victorian novel Jane Eyre has been considered a great work of literature since it was published in the late 1840’s. It follows the development of young Jane from being a girl to turning into a woman.
It was very important for Charlotte Bronte to make the novel interesting and gripping right from the beginning as she had to get the reader interested in the novel so the reader will want to read on.
Therefore I am going to be analysing the first two chapters to see just how Charlotte Bronte gets her readers gripped to her novel.
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We are seeing it in first narrative. At this point in the story
Jane is still a child and Charlotte Bronte has done well to describe the furniture in such a way that it makes it sound like a child’s view. Of course the furniture is going to seem big and overpowering to a small child like Jane. This makes us the reader feel sympathetic to
Jane as feel for the small little girl all alone in a dark room with overpowering furniture.
The colour red symbolises danger. This would therefore scare Jane.
Also before Abbot and Bessie left the room, Abbot started to talk about the devil. In many places the devil is linked in with the colour red. With Abbot talking about the devil and telling her to repent her sins as if the devil is coming, this would scare the child as the colour red all around the room this would probably make Jane think that the devil is actually coming to get her. This makes the reader react with more sympathy for Jane as it makes the reader wonder how any child can be put through this sort of fear knowingly.
In the red room, Jane’s uncle, Mr Reed had died. It makes us
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Charlotte Bronte and Jane are similar because they were both girls in a time when women did not have much in the world to do except maybe marry, be a governess or a maid.
Charlotte Bronte was influenced by other writers of her time such as
Charles Dickens who wrote about poor people and children. This was unusual style of writing for that time period as most novels were written about adults and rich people because these were the people who funded the novels to be written.
I also think that Charlotte Bronte was influenced by the gothic stories of her time as she uses that very theme intensely in chapter two when she is talking about Jane in the red room.
This analysis of the first two chapters has uncovered a great deal of exciting events, interesting characters and suspense. Considering these chapters are relatively short for a Victorian novel Charlotte
Bronte has cramped a great deal of detail in them. She has used a variety of techniques and language to get across sympathy for her main character, that is Jane. I feel that I can say that after reading this novel Charlotte Bronte has successfully put across sympathy for “Jane
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She shows Winter as someone who does not know that there is something outside the drugs, money, and
St. John Rivers makes some very intriguing choices in Jane Eyre. He is constantly faced with difficult decisions to make. Whether it be refusing his true love or moving to India to give his life serving others, there is always an interesting twist where St. John is concerned. His importance in the novel may be evident to readers, but they may not always understand his decisions and his actions. The choices he makes are exemplary of a man who has given his life to serve God and His people.
From an early age Jane is aware she is at a disadvantage, yet she learns how to break free from her entrapment by following her heart. Jane appears as not only the main character in the text, but also a female narrator. Being a female narrator suggests a strong independent woman, but Jane does not seem quite that.
continue to fluctuate as she matures. Jane Eyre begins her life in the wrong place at the wrong
In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte uses Jane Eyre as her base to find out how a character confronts the demands of a private passion that conflicts with her responsibilities. . Mistreated abused and deprived of a normal childhood, Jane Eyre creates an enemy early in her childhood with her Aunt Mrs. Reed. Just as Mrs. Reeds life is coming to an end, she writes to Jane asking her for forgiveness, and one last visit from her.
The novel Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte consists of continuous journey through Jane’s life towards her final happiness and freedom. Jane’s physical journeys contribute significantly to plot development and to the idea that the novel is a journey through Jane’s life. Each journey causes her to experience new emotions and an eventual change of some kind. These actual journeys help Jane on her four figurative journeys, as each one allows her to reflect and grow.
...od writing will draw the reader in on a personal level, allowing them to play out the scenarios.
Analyse the methods Charlotte Brontë uses to make the reader empathise with Jane Eyre in the opening chapters. Reflect on how the novel portrays Victorian ideology and relate your analysis to the novel’s literary content.
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre chronicles the growth of her titular character from girlhood to maturity, focusing on her journey from dependence on negative authority figures to both monetary and psychological independence, from confusion to a clear understanding of self, and from inequality to equality with those to whom she was formerly subject. Originally dependent on her Aunt Reed, Mr. Brocklehurst, and Mr. Rochester, she gains independence through her inheritance and teaching positions. Over the course of the novel, she awakens towards self-understanding, resulting in contentment and eventual happiness. She also achieves equality with the important masculine figures in her life, such as St. John Rivers and Mr. Rochester, gaining self-fulfillment as an independent, fully developed equal.
There are many stages throughout the book in which the reader can feel sympathy for Jane Eyre; these include when she is locked in the Red Room, when Helen Burns dies at Lowood, and when she and Mr. Rochester are married the first time.
Explore how Charlotte Bronte presents the character of Jane Eyre in the novel of the same name, noting the effects of social and historical influences on the text. Jane Eyre was a plain and insignificant unloved orphan, she was cared for by her aunt Reed, who did not like her but was obliged to look after her because it was a request of Mr. Reed who was also Jane's uncle. Eventually she was sent away to school after fighting with her bullying cousin John and getting locked in the room her Uncle died in, and she fainted. The school was awful with a horrible owner and bad conditions; there was a typhus epidemic in which her friend Helen Burns died.
The producer was aiming to create mystery and fear. The dark of the night and the description of the house as feeling dead in the protagonist’s narration sets a suspenseful scene filled with fear and tension. The young girl is followed by the camera as she explores the mansion. When entering the room suspected to be that of her aunts the camera leaves her side to pan around the room. The darkness doesn’t reveal everything but one becomes aware of a search. The revelation of little secrets leaves the viewer with many questions. The room is familiar to the protagonist as she finds items symbolic to her and familiar photographs. This familiarity however does not retract from suspicions that something sinister has been hidden. The producer has successfully captivated the viewer. The protagonist is being followed throughout the scene and has thus allowed for the viewer to bond with them. They are engaging with the audience through narration and have in return enticed the viewer to follow them along their journey. One feels nervous for the young girl however through tension in the scene one does not want them to discontinue the journey as too many questions have been left unanswered. One has been drawn into the world of which the protagonist dwells and is intrigued as to how the drama is
A Critical Evaluation of Jane Eyre Although Jane Eyre grows and matures, Margaret McFadden-Gerber views her as a relatively emotionally stable young feminist. Through the duration of the novel, Jane demonstrates her "self-love" that is often an influential emotion leading to drastic and hasty reactions. In the very opening few chapters, Jane takes a stand for herself and presents her bruised ego, pride and maturity. Sara Reed, her aunt, dismisses her place in the family as Jane is physically and emotionally removed from her "family's" activities.
allows the reader to feel as if he/she were there. It is about a young
How does Bront portray Jane as an unconventional female character in the novel Jane Eyre? Jane Eyre was published in 1847, during the reign of Queen Victoria. The novel was written by Charlotte Bront, but published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Pseudonyms were used frequently by women at this point in time, as they were believed to be inferior to men. The The work of female authors was not as well respected as those of male writers.