“ I don’t know, I asked Aunt Reed once, and she said possibly I might have some poor low relations called Eyre, but she knew nothing about them”.
This shows how Charlotte Brontë decided to write the novel in the first person narrative, this will again enable the readers to get up close and personnel, this will also get the readers some of her life as they were with her as it happened. This is one of the advantages of writing in the first person narrative. However a disadvantage of this style of writing is that us the readers our only able to read one point of view, but to me this is also another advantage because this novel suits the style of a first person narrative, Charlotte Brontë has done this deliberately, so the reader can focus more on Jane Eyre and her life.
In comparison John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice And Men’ was set in the agricultural side, in the heart of the 1937 U.S.A. Also John Steinbeck wrote the novel during the great depression. John Steinbeck made the two main characters ‘George Milton and Lennie Small’. This is another difference form Jane Eyre as the gender is all male however the main difference is that John Steinbeck has written this fantastic novel in a third person narrative, this allows the readers to get more than one point of view. In this case we are able to view Lennie’s childish ways during the novel, John Steinbeck has done this really well so that we can get an account of every characters life and personality. The disadvantage in this novel is that we our not able to get the detail out of the main characters and all the other characters.
‘Jesus Christ,’ George said resignedly. ‘Well-look, we’re gonna work on a ranch like the one we come from up north.’
Charlotte Brontës ‘Jane Eyre’ and John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice And Men’ are both clearly different novels, however from reading these two novels, I have observed three main similarities these are friendship, loyalty and integrity. The characters, which were met during the two novels, stood up for each other and themselves. They are loyal to one-another and also there ideas and what they believe in life that was right to them. This can lead them into trouble, which then can lead into hard decisions for them to take and whom it may involve.
John Steinbecks ‘Of Mice And Men’ expresses George and Lennie’s relationship brilliantly just like a marriage, not in a sexual manner but in a mutual loving relationship. This occurs throughout the novel. At the beginning of the novel Lennie got into trouble in Weed, both of them had too flee, to me George didn’t have to leave, he could have just left Lennie to defend for himself. However, George took Lennie to help him flee Weed. Another good signal for there relationship would be again at the begging at the novel when George explains to Lennie that he would be happier to leave Lennie.
“God a’ Mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble no mess, at all, and when the end of the month come, I could take my fifty buck and go into town and get whatever I want”.
George may say this, but to him he couldn’t leave Lennie, because of their relationship and that George needs Lennie as much as Lennie needs George.
In comparison Charlotte Brontës ‘Jane Eyre’ friendship is also truly remarkable, Jane only had two friends both at the Lowood institute these were Helen Burns and Miss Temple. Both of them respected Jane for who she was. All three stuck up for each other when they went through the pain and trauma during the time at the institute. This is shown in chapter 6 when Helen was hit around the neck with a rod, which was a bunch of small sticks tied together and then forced upon the bare flesh of Helen Burns’s neck. Jane stays with Helen to keep their friendship last. Another example of great friendship, which they both shared together, was with Miss Temple when she took Jane and Helen up to her lodgings. She gave them tea and toast.
“But you two are my visitors to-night; I must treat you as such.”
She rang her bell.
“Barbara” she said to the servant who answered it, ”I have not yet had tea; bring the tray, and place cups for these two young ladies”.
And a tray was soon brought. ”How pretty, to my eyes, did the china cups and bright the teapot look, placed or the little round table near the fire. How fragrant was the steam of the beverage, and the scent of the toast”.
So now Jane had two great friends, Helen Burns and Miss Temple, this showed the true friendship, which all three shared.
Jane is also a good friend towards Helen, when Helen was told off and then hit on the neck by the rod; she then later had to stand up in the class. Jane stood by her; this showed the loyalty that she gave to Helen. They both stayed faithful towards one another.
In comparison John Steinbecks ‘Of Mice and Men’ also showed loyalty when
