Jane eyre
Jane Eyre In the novel Jane Eyre, the author creates an image of the differences between men and women; she also portrays the way people behaved with women in the 19th century. Jane had to face many problems and tolerate many obstacles just because she was an orphan and was very poor. She had to live with her aunt who treated her like an animal. Jane was taken to be so inferior that even the servants treated her like her like rubbish. To maintain a high status in the 19th century you had to be rich and have at least one servant. If you were upper middle class or middle class then it would have been easier for you to get a job, you would also easily gain more respect, enjoy some diversity, and were able to exhibit more authority. However if you were form the lower class you would feel more alienated and would find it hard to live the life of a normal person. You would live life completely opposite to the way the poor lived life. Charlotte Bronte used many techniques such as pathetic fallacy to create sympathy for Jane. Charlotte Bronte uses pathetic fallacy many times throughout the book to show how Jane feels. Jane was treated and made to feel invisible 'leafless shrubbery' shows that the shrub is alive however it is leafless in the same way, Jane is alive however she is not living life like every other normal person. She is like a living corpse. Jane breathes however she
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Write about the opening chapter in the novel Jane Eyre showing how Bronte establishes Jane's character and engages with her reader, you should look particularly at: -The way Bronte presents the incident to the reader -How Jane's response reflects her character. -The story's setting language and historical context. The opening chapter of Jane Eyre very effectively draws you into the plot of the story and tempts you to read on. It does this by making you empathise with the main character, Jane Eyre. The story is told in first person by the older Jane looking back on her childhood. The fact that she is so involved in the tale allows readers to feel closer to the character and it brings you into the book. The book opens with Jane Eyre, a ten year old girl it does not seem as if she is 10 because of her great knowledge and wide vocabulary. We straight away find out where she is living "We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning" In those days people who took walks in shrubbery's were rich and had very large houses this tells us Jane Eyre is living with very rich people. As there is no mention of Jane's parents I assume she is not living with them and is living with Mrs Reed who is mentioned in the passage. I know that Mrs Reed and Jane have a relation with each other and I notice that Jane refers to her as Mrs Reed this shows that Jane may
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In the novel, when asked if she is "book learned" Jane replies "yes very" explore how, despite her early experiences at Lowood and the attitude towards schooling for girls in the nineteenth century Britain, Jane manages to immerge as an educated, young woman by the end of the novel. At Gateshead as a child, Jane is a sensitive, loving, intellectual and thoughtful character, she is keenly aware of her status as an outsider. Jane accepts the disapproval of both John Reed and his mother for their cruelty towards her. "No; you are less than a servant"(page 14), Although Jane is ill-treated by John, she is mostly disturbed by the fact that she is abused without Mrs. Reed caring, moreover, if she does try to speak out she is directly abandoned or ignored, once again. In addition to this Jane shows some knowledge of history throughout her reading, especially when she expresses her feelings towards John Reed, throughout her anger. "Wicked and cruel boy!"(Page13) You are like a murderer-you are like a slave drive-you are like the Roman emperor's!"(Page13) Jane Eyre shows some understanding about the Roman history even though she is living in the nineteenth century and has never been to school. She is fully aware of what and how the Roman emperors were, and their cruelty towards most people. Also as Jane gains confidence from her reading, she can fight back to John immediately, this
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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 - Reviewed.
Maurin Huq Period 1 AP English Jane Eyre: Essay In every work of literature there is a journey and an adventure that plays an important role in the development and growth of a literary character. Often times, certain events take a literary character by surprise, and force him to choose the right path. The decision however, is not always easy, and characters struggle to make the right decision. In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the main character is thrust into a predicament that makes little rational sense. Jane Eyre, is forced to make a very difficult decision; either concede to the situations absurdity or take actions that defy it. It is evident, that the struggle and the decision of Jane Eyre , not only shaped her as a person, but also contributed to the meaning of the work as a whole. The protagonist of Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre is Jane Eyre. The novel describes certain stages of Jane Eyre's life, ranging from childhood to adulthood. Jane is an intelligent, honest, plain-featured young girl forced to contend with oppression, inequality, and hardship. From the early stages of her life she was always pushed aside, scorned, and mistreated by those around her. She went to a charity school, became a teacher, then a governess, and finally found what she truly needed in life, love. She fell in love with Mr. Rochester, a man
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Explore Ways In Which Charlotte Brontë Uses A Variety Of Settings And Language To Convey The Characters Different Ideas And Feelings In Jane Eyre. During the early 18th century there were many changes in society which meant people were drifting away from the strict norm of neoclassicism and conforming to the Romantic and the Gothic movements. These movements were reflected in the publications of novels such as Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen which broke the male stronghold of neoclassicism in literature. Times were tough for women, for example they could inherit no money and they had to dress appropriately with no ankles exposed as well as expressing no sexuality. Jane Austen pioneered the struggle against male supremacy in literature. Other authors followed such as Charlotte Brontë who wrote Jane Eyre although she used the pseudonym of Currer Bell. Jane Eyre contains elements of Romanticism and The Gothic throughout and also reflects Charlotte Brontë's own life. The Gothic elements exploit the mystery, supernatural and the fear felt by the main characters and the Romantic (which is commonly misunderstood to show love, romance and passion) shows the rebellion against neoclassicism and its strict norms. Jane Eyre is also written as a Bildungsroman which illustrates a person's development through life; in this case the main character Jane Eyre herself, the strong female
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Jane Eyre Coursework By Charlotte Bronte How Bronte evokes the reader's sympathy for Jane in chapter one Jane Eyre is a classic romance novel by Charlotte Bronte based on part of the author's own days in a brutal boarding school. Jane Eyre was published in 1847 under the male pen name Currer bell, during the Victorian era when males dominated the household and society. Charlotte Bronte was brought up in Yorkshire at the time of the Industrial Revolution. The compassion of society was changing and a lot of the population was becoming urbanised. The status of women was very different from nowadays. Women had very little power in society and their education was limited. Nowadays, women are given an equal right to play an active role in society. The novel is written in the first person, narrative voice of Jane Eyre looking back on her childhood. This enables the reader to see things through her eyes and from her perspective. The effect is that, even if we see her behaving in a way we do not like, a person can understand why she behaves as she does, and share her feelings. The opening sentence of the novel starts with a pessimistic tone and introduces Jane as a depressed child, when she says "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day". The use of pathetic fallacy can help us identify Jane's emotional state. "Leafless shrubbery" is an example of this; it portrays
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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
Jane Eyre - Critique.
By Charlotte Bronte "Jane Eyre" is a story of a poor, orphaned girl, and her search for love and justice. Jane is an intelligent, honest, plain-featured young girl forced to cope with cruelty, inequality, and hardship. The first two chapters of the novel illustrate Jane's troubled beginnings as a young girl trapped in Gateshead with Mrs Reed-her uncle's widow, and her three children - Eliza, Georgiana and John. Charlotte Bronte, the author of the novel, uses a wide choice of language features to create sympathy for Jane right from the beginning of the novel. From the start her sense of loneliness and isolation is evident in the way she hides herself behind thick curtains in a deserted room ostracised by her aunt and cousins. Her feelings are emphasised by descriptions of weather outside, which is cold, wet and miserable: " near, a scene of wet lawn and storm-beat shrub, with ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable blast." Later on in chapter two, when Jane is locked in the Red Room, she can still hear " rain beating continuously" and the wind "howling in the grove behind the wall." There is pathetic fallacy in the reflection of Jane's situation in the miserable weather. The bleak view from the window reinforces the idea of little Jane's unhappiness. This sprawling house is almost her whole world. Despite the fact that Jane lives in a very luxurious
Jane Eyre Coursework
Jane Eyre Coursework Charlotte Bronte was born in 1816 in Yorkshire. At that time England was fast becoming Europe's most stable and prosperous country. The Industrial Revolution was initialising. The Industrial Revolution was a time of dramatic change, from hand tools and handmade items, to products which were mass produced by machines. Workers became more productive, and since more items were manufactured, prices dropped, making exclusive and hard to make items available to the poor and not only the rich and elite. The industrial revolution was a time for change. More opportunities appeared to be offered with the introduction of more factories and ships, railways and steam engines; and all this was taking place under a government and legislature, which were still narrowly restricted to the privileged few that were wealthy by birth or becoming wealthy in commerce. Despite the Industrial Revolution, England remained mostly countryside housing the rich in elaborate homes, the middle class in comfortable homes and even the poor lived in pleasant cottages. By the time Charlotte Bronte was writing 'Jane Eyre' it was becoming more evident that a price was being paid for this prosperity. The Industrial Revolution introduced dirt and squalor, ugliness and crime into the lives of the poor whose circumstances forced them to live and work in the mills and factories of the new towns.
