Jane Eyre
Coursework question: write about the ways in which Charlotte Bronte uses the red room incident as a turning point in the novel for the young Jane Eyre. In your answer you should comment on the following: * How Jane is portrayed before being locked up in the red room. * How Jane's cousins treat her * Her change in attitude towards her aunt after the event. Jane Eyre The red room incident Charlotte Bronte uses the red room incident as a turning point in the novel for the young Jane Eyre. The incident sets the momentum for the rest of the novel; it determines how Jane's character is going to develop. Besides if it hadn't happened then most, if not all of the novel would not have taken place. Jane Eyre, a nine year old orphan, on a rainy, sombre, bitter day curls up with a book in the window bay; is discovered and stuck by her cousin John Reed; fights back then is locked up in the terrifying red room as her punishment by her aunt Mrs Reed. It was Mrs Reed's dead husband's whish she should keep his niece Jane. As a result John Reed thinks of Jane as an outsider and has no remorse for Jane. He often exerts his authority and power over her" say...Master Reed", he also demands that he was addresses as Master Reed by Jane. He fells that its unfair that Jane the outsider should be a burden upon his mother "...You are a dependant, mamma says; you have no money; your father
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' was first published in England in October, 1847, and it made a huge splash among the Victorian reading public. The novel was subtitled, "An Autobiography," and readers through the years have been charmed by the strong voice of the heroine who tells the story of her life. The story of the young heroine is also in many ways conventional, the rise of a poor orphan girl against overwhelming odds, whose love and determination eventually redeem a tormented hero. Yet if this all there were to 'Jane Eyre', the novel would soon have been forgotten. Her book has serious things to say about a number of important subjects: the relations between men and women, women's equality, religious faith and religious hypocrisy, the realization of selfhood, the nature of true love, and importantly the treatment of children and of women. Its representation of the underside of domestic life and the hypocrisy behind religious faiths drew both praise and bitter criticism, while Charlotte Bronte's striking expose of poor living conditions for children in charity schools as well as her poignant portrayal of the limitations faced by women who worked as governesses sparked great controversy and social debate. 'Jane Eyre' uses a first-person narrative strategy strongly emphasizing the correctness of the narrator's views. Since this narrator is a governess, the focus
The Maturing of Jane in Jane Eyre
The Maturing of Jane in Jane Eyre When a caterpillar hatches from its mother's egg, it enters this world as an innocent, pure creature. As time passes by, it unwraps its cocoon and goes through metamorphosis. Once the caterpillar grows into a fully developed butterfly, it has lost its innocence and purity forever. Jane was an inexperienced caterpillar but her stay at Lowood and her challenging time at Thornfield with Mr. Rochester has changed her into an independent, matured butterfly. When Jane was young, she taught herself to be virtuous. Her aunt's criticisms and punishments has made Jane realize that she wasn't treated as part of the family. Her development of determination and self-reliance become more superior each day she spent at Gateshead. Jane states: "...I hate to live here." This quote proves that Jane hated Gateshead and she was determined to find a better place. The place Jane found was the Lowood Institution for orphans. It was not a better place but it helped Jane stand on her own feet. Through the help of Helen Burns, Jane has learned to love, forget hatred and live her life in happiness. Helen states: "Life appears too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." These words shows that Helen is more mature and experienced than Jane. Jane observes: "Miss Temple is full of goodness..." Miss
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre in 1847, when no women had succeeded in writing a play; essay, history or philosophical treatises of generally acknowledge merit. But when it came to novels, Charlotte Bronte is a prime example of a woman who had already triumphantly demonstrated her ability. Jane Eyre is a fictional-autobiography, as many of Charlotte Bronte's own experiences are mirrored in those of her heroine, the pagtontominist of the book, Jane Eyre throughout the book. When Charlotte Bronte's father was left a widower with six children, he arranged for his dead wife's sister to act as housekeeper. Although she seems to have been a respectable and dutiful person, she never ceased to regret being obliged to spend her life in windswept Yorkshire, (where Charlotte Bronte was born), instead of sunny Cornwall. Thus she never became a warm or loving substitute for the mother the six children had lost. This mirrors Jane Eyre's childhood, because as a 10-year-old orphan, she was unwanted and neglected in the home of her uncle's widow Mrs Reed, of Gateshead Hall. Her cousins, Eliza, John and Georgiana are fondly treated, while Jane is made to feel unwanted. Jane was "consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John and Georgiana Reed" (pg 1). Mrs Reed tells her quite unfairly, that until she can be more frank and sociable, she cannot be accepted on her cousin's
A study of Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Essay The first ten chapters of 'Jane Eyre' look at the journey of this eponymous heroine in the early stages of her childhood. The themes of violent bullying and extreme isolation are paramount in the opening of the novel. The audience are immediately subjected to her experience at Gateshead, that is the family home of Jane's very cruel aunt Mrs Reed. The name Gateshead in itself, suggests some kind of imprisonment. We soon identify that the treatment of Jane Eyre has much to do with the societal values and ideologies of the Victorian era. The lifestyle Jane Eyre is expected to live is typical of the top or upper class person in Victorian society. Jane lives in a wealthy estate that was her uncle's. She lives with her aunt Mrs Reed and her three cousins who are called John, Eliza & Georgiana. They are treated almost like royalty; they are pampered and have everything to their hearts desire. In the novel the protagonist is Jane Eyre. She is a ten year old girl who is abused, bullied and alienated by her three cousins and aunt. Her cousin John Reed is the worst of all as he treats her like a piece of dirt. It's like she is the piece of dirt and he is the Hoover sucking up all her desires and ambitions. He also physically abuses her, for example, in the first chapter Jane has an outburst and expresses her true feelings towards John, as a reaction he turns and
'Jane Eyre' - Prose Study
Look carefully at the opening chapters of 'Jane Eyre' and explore some of the ways in which Brontë is preparing the reader to follow the fortunes of her heroine. 'Jane Eyre' still remains one of the greatest novels today. First published by Charlotte Brontë in 1984, during her early thirties. In the 19th century there was a strong stage of stereotypes, as it was thought that men were far more intellectual and superior than women, with this act, Brontë published her book under the false male name, Currer Bell. The novel is about a young girl, Miss Eyre, falling in love with the Lord and Master of Thornfield Manor, Mr. Rochester. Their love is tied to their tiresome troubles and each of their own personal hidden secrets, making a moving novel to read. Different styles of language are modified to make the opening chapters entertaining for the reader, catching their attention and compelling him/her to read on. The writer achieves this by applying emphasis on many issues including the way Jane Eyre is treated and punished; this also makes the reader begin to feel sympathetic towards the character. The author is able to establish an atmosphere in which Jane Eyre is revealed as an unusual child, where she is subject to loathsome abuse by the servants and relatives: "That is for your impudence in answering mama awhile since, and for your sneaking way of getting behind curtains,
Research notes on "Jane Eyre"
“An epic tale of love, secrets and passion” BBC adaptation full title · Jane Eyre author · Charlotte Brontë (originally published under the male pseudonym Currer Bell) type of work · Novel genre · the Gothic; the romance novel; and the Bildungsroman time and place written · 1847, London date of first publication · 1847 publisher · Smith, Elder, and Co., Cornhill narrator · Jane Eyre protagonist · Jane Eyre setting (time) · Early decades of the nineteenth century. setting (place) · The novel is structured around five separate locations, all supposedly in northern England: the Reed family’s home at Gateshead, the wretched Lowood School, Rochester’s manor house Thornfield, the Rivers family’s home at Moor House, and Rochester’s rural retreat at Ferndean. characters· Jane Eyre Edward Rochester St. John Rivers Mrs. Reed Bessie Lee Mr. Lloyd Georgiana Reed Eliza Reed John Reed Helen Burns. Mr. Maria Temple Miss Scatcherd Alice Fairfax Bertha Mason Grace Poole Adèle Varens Celine Varens Sophie Richardason Mr. Briggs Blanche Ingram Diana Rivers Mary Rivers. Rosamond Oliver John Eyre Uncle Reed themes · Love versus autonomy; religion; social class; gender relations motifs · Fire and ice; substitute mothers symbols · Bertha Mason; the red-room Jane Eyre Main Facts "It is not violence that best overcomes hate nor vengeance that most
Jane Eyre
How Does Charlotte Brönte use Setting to Convey the Experiences of her Characters? By examining setting in the novel 'Jane Eyre' it is easy to see how Charlotte Brönte has portrayed the experiences and traits of her main characters. I will study the settings of Gateshead and the 'Red Room' to depict Jane's solitude and loveless relationship with her aunt Reed and cousins, Lowood school which focuses on her friendship with Helen Burns and provides a parallel to Brönte's own experiences at a girl's boarding school, respect for Miss. Temple and the hardships faced under the head teacher, Mr. Brocklehurst, and finally Thornfield House to identify Mr. Rochester, his compromising position and Jane's love for him. The names of the settings also give an insight into the situations experienced within them where 'Gateshead' suggests Jane's suppression as if shut in by a 'gate' by the Reeds and equally 'Thornfield' creates the idea of suffering and pain. These settings are described by Brönte to reflect mood and create atmosphere, to convey character and character relations and to show the development of Jane as her experiences shape her maturity and ultimately eventual happiness. 'Jane Eyre' is a significant novel in terms of historical context and its portrayal of the social and cultural station of women in the early 19th century. Single women, represented by Jane, have the same
Jane Eyre- Analysis.
Jane Eyre - Analysis Immediately the reader is positioned on Jane's side through careful novelistic craftsmanship. From the first page, Jane is oppressed, sent off while her cousins play. We learn through exposition from John that she is a penniless orphan, dependent on the heartless Reed family; indeed, social class will play an important role in the rest of the novel. She is also a sensitive girl given to flights of fancy while reading, but she also displays her strength in her defense against John. All the elements are in place for a classic "Bildungsroman," the literary genre originating in the German literally as "novel of formation" or, as it is generally known, the "coming-of-age" story. In the Bildungsroman, classic examples of which are Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the young protagonist matures through a series of obstacles and defines his or her identity. The red-room has both deathly associations (red as the color of blood, the room's containing a miniature version of the dead Mr. Reed, and Jane's belief that she sees a ghost in it) and is a clear symbol of imprisonment. Throughout the novel, Jane will be imprisoned in more metaphorical ways, particularly relating to class, gender, and religion. Ironically, although John is the root cause of Jane's imprisonment here, the three
Charlotte Bronte-Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre How does Charlotte Bronte make us feel sympathetic towards Jane upon her treatment at Gateshead and Lowood? 1816, a legend was born. A legend known as Charlotte Bronte, now considered as one of the greatest female writers of all time. Bronte was one of five sisters but also had one brother. She was born in Thornton and was daughter to an Anglican Clergyman who moved with his family to Haworth, part of the Yorkshire Moors in 1820. After Charlotte's mother and two eldest sisters died, she was left with sisters Emily and Anne and brother Branwell. Charlotte and her other siblings were left under the care of their father and strict religious aunt, Elizabeth Branwell. Charlotte and her sisters had always been interested in reading and writing, even as small children. They would read each other short stories and poems and on occasions writing the smallest of novels on scraps of paper. All three sisters became successful novelists and poets and were forced to hide behind the pseudonyms, Curer, Ellis and Acton Bell due to the fact writing was not considered to be a career choice for women in Victorian times. Their true identities were revealed several years later. Some of Charlotte's novels included: Jane Eyre (1847), Vilette (1853) Shirley (1849) and The Professor (1857) The novel Jane Eyre follows a young girls life into adulthood in Victorian
