Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre, shows an enormous amount of
relevance to the Victorian era while establishing the Victorian
respect for high standards of decorum and moral conduct. The main
character Jane Eyre proves by the results of her moral choices that in
Victorian society the idea that women who wanted to gain various
rewards would need to obtain the patience to wait for these rewards to
come to them to be true. Jane's firmness to refuse the offer from Mr.
Rochester to become his mistress, the integrity and compassion for her
family which she shows in her decision to split her inheritance with
the Rivers(her cousins), and the unconditional love she feels for Mr.
Rochester which leads her back to him in the end all exemplify this
idea.
On the day Jane is to become Mr. Rochester's bride she in at the apex
of her hopes and dreams. Yet, as they approach the altar she once
again is thrusted toward the deepest point of despair when the fact
that Mr. Rochester already possessed a bride is ultimately exposed.
Overwhelmed with emotions Jane is torn between her passion for Mr.
Rochester and her own moral conscience. She comes to the conclusion
that she must leave Thornfield at once. Jane confronts Mr. Rochester
with her plans to leave Thornfield and his passion quickly transforms
into aggression. Jane, fearing Mr. Rochester would lose respect for
her and no...
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... well and her and Mr. Rochester are very happy
together. Two years after they were wed Mr. Rochester gained full
sight and was able to see his first child born. She also notes that
she has kept in contact with the Rivers and Adele who has even stopped
by for a visit.
In conclusion, the novel Jane Eyre is an appropriate example of the
idea that in the Victorian era women must always be patient to receive
what they most want in life. Jane's decisions to refuse Mr.
Rochester's offer to become his mistress, her choice to split her
inheritance with her cousins, and her unconditional love for Mr.
Rochester all led her to the finding of family something she had
always lacked but wanted, becoming wealthy, and being married to the
one she longed for. The novel proves the old saying," All things good
come to those who wait."
In Stephen Dunn’s 2003 poem, “Charlotte Bronte in Leeds Point”, the famous author of Jane Eyre is placed into a modern setting of New Jersey. Although Charlotte Bronte lived in the early middle 1800’s, we find her alive and well in the present day in this poem. The poem connects itself to Bronte’s most popular novel, Jane Eyre in characters analysis and setting while speaking of common themes in the novel. Dunn also uses his poem to give Bronte’s writing purpose in modern day.
We learn that Jane is a young girl who is a victim of emotional and
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.
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.
The Quest for Inner Beauty in Jane Erye The beauty of a woman is usually classified into two categories: superficial, or physical, beauty and inner, or intellectual, beauty. In the Charlotte Bronte's Jane Erye, the protagonist rejects her own physical beauty in favor of her intelligence and morality. This choice allows her to win the hand of the man she desires. Jane values her knowledge and thinking before any of her physical appearances because of her desire as a child to read, the lessons she is taught and the reinforcements of the idea appearing in her adulthood.
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.
In Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, it was love, and not age or education, that led Jane to mature and grow as a person. With the help of Helen Burns and Miss. Temple, Jane Eyre learned what it meant to love someone. Both these people influenced Jane to mature into a young lady by showing Jane their love and affection. When Jane left Lowood to become a governess, she met the love of her life, Mr. Rochester. With his love, Jane Eyre eventually matured fully and grew into a self-sufficient woman and left the hatred and anger behind.
According to Alexandria’s daily newspaper, The Town Talk, approximately 34,910 cases of suspected child abuse were reported in Louisiana alone last year (Crooks). Charlotte Bronte tells of one victim of child abuse in her novel Jane Eyre. In Jane Eyre, Bronte chronicles the life of Jane, a notoriously plain female in want of love. After being abused, Jane portrays many characteristics which other victims of abuse often portray. Throughout the novel, Jane is reclusive, pessimistic, and self-deprecating. Although Jane does display such traits through most of her life, she is finally able to overcome her past. By facing her abusive aunt, Jane rises above her abuse to become truly happy.
we are shown how she must have been treated in such a way that she has
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre The novel that I'm studying is called Jane Eyre. It's written by a famous writer called Charlotte Bronte. The novel is about a girl called Jane Eyre who is living with her uncle who is called Mr.Brocklehurst. She is living with him because her parents are dead.
was little more than a servant who was paid to share her scarce amount of
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In the beginning of Jane Eyre, Jane struggles against Bessie, the nurse at Gateshead Hall, and says, I resisted all the way: a new thing for me…"(Chapter 2). This sentence foreshadows what will be an important theme of the rest of the book, that of female independence or rebelliousness. Jane is here resisting her unfair punishment, but throughout the novel she expresses her opinions on the state of women. Tied to this theme is another of class and the resistance of the terms of one's class. Spiritual and supernatural themes can also be traced throughout the novel.
Charlotte Bronte's classic, Jane Eyre, is a "coming of age" story. The main character, Jane, travels from the innocence of childhood through the maturity of adulthood. During this journey, Jane goes through the battle of education vs. containment, where she attempts to learn about herself and about the world. She must constantly battle a containment of sorts, however, whether it be a true physical containment or a mental one. This battle of education vs. containment can be seen by following Jane through her different places of residence, including Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institution, Thornfield, Moor House and Morton, and Ferndean Manor, where she is, finally, fully educated and escapes the feeling of containment which she held throughout the novel.