Jane Eyre
'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte: The Relationship of Jane and Rochester 'Jane Eyre' is one of the most famous and well-read romantic novels in English literature. The novel has been translated into a number of different languages and adapted many times for dramatized productions. 'Jane Eyre' focuses on several kinds of love: the love of sisterly relationships (Jane's love for Helen Burns and other civilians at Lowood, for Miss Temple, and for the Rivers family), compassionate love (Jane's love for Miss Temple, and others who are downtrodden), and the type of love associated with family (Jane's love for Diane, Mary, and St. John Rivers and those of ancestry relationship). However, the love of romantic relationships between the two main characters, Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester, is the central theme of the novel. Charlotte Bronte makes use of a simple yet familiar story line: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy and girl are reunited after some hardship and then live happily ever after. 'Jane Eyre' contains most of the classic features of a love story. For example, real or imagined barriers between the two characters, misunderstandings, sudden separations, warm reunions, shared dangers, jealousy and helping or consoling the other character. We first encounter this relationship between Jane and Rochester during their first dramatic meeting.
Explore the Theme of Education in Jane Eyre.
Explore the Theme of Education in Jane Eyre Jane Eyre is a Gothic novel written by Charlotte Brontë, which recounts the life story of a young heroine who faces the challenges of society and family to finally achieve happiness. The Gothic novel is a type of Romantic fiction which was popular in English literature in the 18th and early 19th centuries, examples including Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The Gothic novel often follows this pattern: a beautiful, young, passive and helpless heroine is abducted from her parents' home by a dark villain who imprisons her in his castle, a location haunted with fear, madness and mystery. Following a period of danger and adventure, the beautiful heroine is rescued by her hero, usually a "nice" fair young man, who returns her home safely. The influence of the Gothic novel is not hard to find in Jane Eyre. Thornfield contains many Gothic features, most notably in the third storey: narrow, low and dim, with only one little window at the far end, and looking, with its two rows of small black doors all shut, like a corridor in some Bluebeard's castle. A handsome young man, St John, and a dark, rough one, Mr Rochester, compete for Jane's attention, as fits the traditional pattern for the Gothic novel. However, the interesting aspect is the way in which Charlotte Brontë turns the Gothic tradition upside
Jane Eyre and Gothic Literature
Jane Eyre and Gothic Literature The first ever gothic novel was written by Horace Walpole in 1765 entitled the castle of Otranto. This genre became popular and inspired great writers such as Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein and Bram Stoker who wrote Dracula. Horace Walpole also inspired painters such as Henry Fuseli. The elements that distinguish a gothic novel to any other genre of novels are the active involvement of mystery horror and violence. Two other famous writers included Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte. In particular I am going to look deeper into Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. In the very first sentence of this novel the gothic elements are made apparent. "It was winter" Winter is very cold and bleak, in winter there are lots of thunder storms, howling winds and thick fog this emplys horror and distress, in films they always set frightening scenes in the dark or in the fog. Also in the opening of this novel Jane's taunts from her cousins are made apparent when she tells us about then laughing at her when she gets tired on their walks. Jane's troubled life is described to us, she tells us about the fact she is an orphan and that she now lives with her aunt and her cousins neither of which she gets on with. Her joy for literature got her into many scrapes at Gateshead hall, we are told about one time especially, when john hit her this happened many times
Jane Eyre is a declaration of feminine independence
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte Task 4 - Jane Eyre is a declaration of feminine independence In Jane Eyre the main example of feminine independence is Jane herself. Jane didn't let herself be controlled by any men that she meet and she stood up for her moral principles and beliefs. The main example of this is when she left Mr. Rochester, after finding out he was already married to Bertha Mason during her own wedding to him in chapter 27. Even though after talking to him Jane seems to question her decision but is resolved to "keep the law given by God, not by man," (page 356). Leaving Mr. Rochester therefore meant she was taking the morally correct route in the eyes of God other than what she ultimately wanted. Jane stood up for herself, for example the time John Reed hits her after finding her hiding behind the curtains in the breakfast room and she hits him back (chapter 1). Though in the future she does regret her hitting him back, as she would rather have a control and self- discipline over herself rather than other people. Her attitude of needing to have self discipline over herself could have been developed because of the attitude at the time when children and women should be seen and not heard due to the male dominated world in the 1800's. Throughout Jane's adult life she makes her own decisions. For example she leaves Lowood (chapter 10), leaves Thornfield (chapter
Jane Eyre - compare the first two chapters
JANE EYRE COURSEWORK The novel 'Jane Eyre' is an emotional journey through the often turbulent and isolated life of Jane Eyre. The eponymous character Jane Eyre starts her life parentless, left in the care of her careless aunt and the company of her cruel cousins. She escapes to school (Lowood) where she flourishes and eventually goes to work as a governess. She subsequently falls in love with the owner of the estate where she is governess, Mr Rochester, before discovering that his mad wife lives in the attic. After turning down St.John Rivers' proposal of marriage she returns to Mr Rochester and, after finding out his wife has died in a fire, marries him. We first meet Jane Eyre in a window-seat of her aunt's house, attempting to escape her worries by reading. Her aunt has separated her from the rest of the family for reasons including not being, "attractive and sprightly" in manner Her situation at Gateshead Hall appears to consist of isolation and loneliness. Her aunt despises her, consequently so do her cousins. John Reed, her only male cousin, regularly beats her for no particular reason and Jane says of him; "I trembled at the idea of being dragged forth by the said Jack" and John had "an antipathy to me". Mrs Reed and the servants ignore his behaviour and act as if they are ignorant of it. Mrs Reed, John, Eliza and Georgiana Reed are Jane's only family. Her
Jane Eyre Chapter 1-26
Jane Eyre Chapters 1 - 26 (How does Charlotte Bronte make the love relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester convincing and engaging for the reader?) Jane Eyre's search for love is very moving and engaging for the reader. Charlotte Bronte makes it this way by writing the novel in the first person. This way the reader hears everything from Jane's point of view. All of her opinions about people and places therefore become our own and so we sympathise with her when she is put into difficult or upsetting situations. The reader wants to see Jane happy and in love with someone who will make this happen. Jane has been brought up basically as an orphan. She has always been alone and any friends and companions she had left or died. She has always been treated as inferior, especially by her aunt. Her Aunt always looked down upon her: 'You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness, but I cannot live so: and you have no pity.' This makes the reader think that it is all the more important for Jane to find an equal in her life, someone who will treat her respectfully. At Lowood school Jane found two true friends. Helen Burns, her first friend, and Miss Temple showed Jane the first bit of love she had ever known. At this point in the novel the reader understood just highly Jane regarded this. 'If others don't love me I should rather die than live
Portrayal of Childhood in Jane Eyre
Portrayal of Childhood in Jane Eyre Jane Eyre is a novel written in the first person about her life. It follows her life from the eyes of an un-moulded child, to a moulded young woman. Charlotte Brontë was the author of the book and a lot of the book reflected aspects of her life, this added a more personal and atmospheric feel to the book. I think the genre of the book can be classed by a mixture of two: the gothic novel and the romantic novel. I think this, because the gothic novel includes many themes such as the mysterious and horrific or unexplained. This genre can definitely describe the mysterious happenings at Thornfield, which were to do with Bertha Mason (Mr. Rochester's secret wife). The romantic novel, expresses the passion that Jane holds within herself. There are different streams of romance as such, running throughout the novel and the love that Jane either receives or urges for. For example: there is true romance encountered with Mr. Rochester, in contrast to the 'fake' love suggested to her by St. John. Her passion or desire to be loved, can be seen whilst she is living at Gateshead, in contrast to the feelings of passion that she feels when she meets Helen Burns, or the Rivers family. The book shows a lot of independence and power that Jane has, and with this independence she tries to make something of herself, and break the social hierarchy. Parallel
What is the importance of fire in Jane Eyre, and why is it such a significant feature of Jane Eyre?
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Brontë What is the importance of fire in Jane Eyre, and why is it such a significant feature of Jane Eyre? Charlotte Brontë, born in 1816, was the most admired of the Bronte sisters. Her four published novels are still read around the world today. Charlotte Brontë wrote "Jane Eyre" in 1847, when Charlotte Brontë first wrote Jane Eyre it was not common for women to become authors and so she used the name Currer Bell when it was first published in October 1847. "Jane Eyre" while being a piece of fiction writing is loosely based around Charlotte Brontë's own life and has been written in an autobiographic manner. "Which are in part autobiographical," Brontë has written the whole novel in first person narrative, which makes the book more interesting. Also as the book has been written as an "autobiography" then it suits the type of context and it makes it sound real. In this essay, I want to discover how fire is used throughout the novel to help connect the different sections together. Also how significant the fire is, as it has many connotations including, love, passion, anger and anguish and how it helps to bring a sense of realism to the novel. There is one vague mention of fire in the two opening chapters; this is when she is living with her Aunt Reed. She was disciplined for arguing with her cousin, Master John, and her punishment was to be
Jane Eyre: A Cinderella Story The Novel Jane Eyre in several aspects can be compared to "Cinderella".
Jane Eyre: A Cinderella Story The Novel Jane Eyre in several aspects can be compared to "Cinderella". Jane is similar to Cinderella, Rochester is like Prince Charming, Mrs. Reed is like her evil step mother, Eliza and Georgiana are like the evil step sisters. Jane's life at Gateshed is like Cinderella's life at her step mother's house. When Jane was living at Thornfield, is like Cinderella when she married the prince, and was living in the palace. Mr. Rochester is like her prince charming, which takes her away from her ugly life. But Jane is there to give his ward Adele an education. That is how Mr. Rochester first falls in love with Jane when he sees the knowledge and education that Jane has. Grace Poole is like the spell that the fairy god-mother casts on Cinderella to go to the ball and then wears off at midnight. And when the spell wears off Grace tries to kill Jane because she is taking care of Bertha that is actually married to Rochester. And Grace succeeds in ruining the wedding. When Jane Eyre, she goes back to Gateshed to her Aunt Mrs. Reed's house when Mrs. Reed is dying. Is like when Cinderella marries the prince and allows the step-mother and step-sisters to work in the palace as her servant. As Cinderella, was to her step-mother and sisters when she lived with them in their house. And Jane actually kind have became friends with her cousins Eliza and
What features of Jane Eyre can be considered Gothic?
What features of Jane Eyre can be considered Gothic? You may wish to consider Bronte's use of language in relation to the following: setting and location; description of atmosphere; description of character; description of key events; and the nature of Rochester's relationship with Jane. A Gothic novel is a type of literature, which became very popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this time, society was governed by strict moral codes. The "Gothics" would escape into a world of dark, supernatural and wild passions. The word 'Gothic' meant barbarous and wild and many writers liked to involve these elements in their novels. Gothic novels were usually set in foreign countries, particularly in Catholic countries in Southern Europe, and usually set in the past, in the Middle Ages. Many Gothic novels took place in castles, dungeons and monasteries, and were supernatural and mysterious, involving ghosts and monsters. Gothic novels often follow this pattern: a young beautiful girl who is rather helpless with no family, is abducted by a rough, dark villain who imprisons her in his castle. After much danger and possible exploitation, she is rescued by a good, pleasant young man who falls in love with her. Gothic novels are always very dramatic and mysterious, with a great deal of detailed description and suspense and tension. Charlotte Bronte did not
