Blind Date
Section 2 - Part 1 Good attributes for a picker and a pickee would be a young out-going person with a sense of humour. They would be about twenty to twenty-two years of age and have many active hobbies e.g. Football, tennis, hockey, swimming, cycling etc. They would also have to be fairly intellectual and therefore like reading, writing, theatre etc. Their taste in music should be fairly diverse without including heavy metal music or country unless their character suited those types of music. By having a big (but attainable) ambition that excentuates their 'bubbly' character would be asset. They would be honest with their average worst qualities and not big headed with their best. If asked who would they like to go on a blind date with and why, their answer would be the name of a famous celebrity who most people like at that time. They would have a good dress sense and enjoy other peoples company. The picker/pickee would be well travelled and have an already active social life that would include frequent trips out with friends. Any of these attributes does not have to be present as everyone is different, and extremes of character may go well in some instances. But for a sure-fire picker/pickee, the above is a reasonable starting-point. The ideal couple would have similar interests and get on very well together. They would have to be able to have discussions about a
Gothis Elementa In Jane Eyre
Explore the Gothic Features Used In The Novel "Jane Eyre" Gothic features are all through the novel 'Jane Eyre'. Even though the novel is romantic, not gothic, metatonamy, references to the supernatural, and other gothic features can all be found in 'Jane Eyre'. Charlotte Bronte uses metatonamy throughout her novel as a gothic technique, creating atmosphere. The novel begins with pathetic fallacy, with 'sombre clouds' and 'penetrating rain', which reflects Jane's 'sombre' mood. This makes the reader immediately aware of the sadness of Jane's childhood. Another example of this technique is in Chapter 5, where, on the journey to Lowood, it is 'wet and somewhat misty'. The word 'misty' gives the effect of insecurity and secrecy surrounding Lowood, and Jane's future there. It also creates a gloomy atmosphere, which reflects Jane's life at the school. The weather is also described as 'misty' when Jane arrives at Thornfield in Chapter 11. This has the same effect, and also reflects Jane's life at Thornfield, as it is where she discovers Mr.Rochesters' secret. This use of pathetic fallacy to forewarn the reader of Mr.Rochester is also employed when Jane first meets him. The moon is 'pale yet as a cloud, but brightening momentarily'. This 'brightening' symbolises the brief time that Mr.Rochester and Jane are together as a couple. The moon is also used by Charlotte Bronte to
'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte and 'Bridget Jones's Diary' by Helen Fielding are excellent novels, which explore the complexities of human nature and provide an insight into the social conventions of each era.
'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte and 'Bridget Jones's Diary' by Helen Fielding are excellent novels, which explore the complexities of human nature and provide an insight into the social conventions of each era. Written in the nineteenth century and set in rural England, "Jane Eyre" was written by Charlotte Bronte who was born in Thornton, Yorkshire in 1816. An adventurous romantic novel it was written in the 1847. Although at the time it was considered to be an inappropriate book for Ladies or children, as it would encourage women to leave the husbands trying to become independent. It would also encourage the children {mainly girls} to think they do not need a man to assist their every need, making them to become an independent woman. "Jane Eyre" is the story of a woman who is orphaned at a young age and is being raised by Mrs. Reed, her cruel, wealthy aunt. She who is ill-treated first by her aunt's and cousins. Jane is then sent to a dreadful school, Lowood which is a orphan school which is funded by charity. An orphan school in the 19th century would be tatty and not in proper conditions for any child to be in. Most children in the 19th century who went to orphan school came out if lucky either very ill or died while in the school. Jane experiences a death while at school one of close friends die. She then later on falls in love and is about to marry when it appears
How does Charlotte Brontë show hardship in her portrayal of childhood in Jane Eyre?
Jane Eyre Coursework, GCSE English Assignment How does Charlotte Brontë show hardship in her portrayal of childhood in Jane Eyre? What do we learn about life in Victorian England from the novel? What social issues might Brontë have wanted her Victorian readers to consider? Charlotte Brontë shows hardship in her portrayal of Childhood during Victorian times and life by expressing the cruel, intolerant society, in which children are punished in an unjust manner. Firstly the way, in which Charlotte Brontë's settings create the mood and contrasts, showing Victorian life and the issues that it raises, must be explored. There are three main settings used in the prose to portray the hardship of childhood during the Victorian era, these three main settings are; Gateshead (the house on the moors), the Red Room, and Lowood, the cheap boarding school Jane is sent to. Gateshead creates a lonely, desolate contrast from the busy Victorian cities like London, which is also situated in the middle of nowhere. Which raises the issue that there is no means of escape from Gateshead because of this, therefore Jane is forced to stay with her relatives, who treat her in a cruel and disrespectful way, due to the fact that she owns nothing. The Red Room which is situated inside the Gateshead house is more of a warmer setting in contrast, than the area around the Gateshead house, however it
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Analysis of the character 'Bertha Mason' and her importance in the novel 'Jane Eyre' Bertha Mason is quite possibly the biggest antagonist in 'Jane Eyre'. Although Master Reed and Mrs Reed are emotionally and physically cruel to Jane, Bertha potentially does the most amount of damage to her, intentionally or indirectly. The scene in which Bertha is revealed is arguably the most important scene in the novel. Occasionally referred to as the 'madwoman in the attic', she is not only a huge part in Jane Eyre but a massive part of literature as well. Although Bertha only appears a few times in the novel, Charlotte Bronte has managed to invent a character that essentially creates the stories conclusion and all the unfolding drama surrounding it. Bertha is an unknown character throughout the beginning of the novel, yet even when Jane and the reader are finally introduced to her, we still know very little about her. Although Mr Rochester tells us the story behind his and Bertha's marriage and how she ended up locked in the room on the third floor, there is still an air of mystery around her and when she is first described by Jane's own eye, the reader cannot help but be fascinated and appalled at the same time. Jane describes her first experience of seeing Bertha as '...at the farther end of the room, a figure ran backwards and forwards. What it was, whether beast or human being,
Explore the use of the supernatural in ‘Jane Eyre’
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How Does Charlotte Bront Use The Language Detail and Setting In The First Two Chapters Of
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Jane's character is very different at different stages in her life. Firstly I will look at her personality and character whilst still at Gateshead.
Jane's character is very different at different stages in her life. Firstly I will look at her personality and character whilst still at Gateshead. I would describe her as having a strong willed personality, or blatantly as a 'right little madam'. She likes to get her own way and she knows she can't get it but still persists. She seems to obey rules for when John Reed orders her to 'show the book' she goes and gets it and shows it him, but when he 'hurled the book' at her head and she began to bleed, she tells him what she thinks of him which is as a 'wicked and cruel boy!'. Even though she probably already knows that it won't get her anywhere. She seems to have a temper she can not control, an anger which gets so frustrated she cant keep it in and some one even says, 'what a fury to fly at master john', which even though she doesn't say she flew at him but he went for her, her view may be biased because it is from her point of view. One time In the book whilst still at Gateshead she even admits that she has a temper which she can't control by saying, 'I resisted all the way; a new thing for me' which proves she finds it hard to hold back. Also whilst still at Gateshead she has a very lively imagination as when seeing a mysterious light, which was in fact coming from a lantern outside, she thinks it was a ghost, she says, 'I thought the swift darting beam was a herald of
The Portrayal of Education in 'Jane Eyre'.
The Portrayal of Education in 'Jane Eyre' Jane Eyre provides a truthful view of education in nineteenth-century England. It is also largely autobiographical, as some of the events that happen in Jane's life also happen in Charlotte's for example, Jane's time at Lowood is similar with Charlotte's education at a school for daughters of the clergy, which she and her sisters Maria, Elizabeth and Emily left for in 1824. 'Jane Eyre' is set in the early to mid eighteenth century and we see how life in the present compares to the time in which Jane lived. In the eighteenth century, school was not compulsory and that is why many people had little or no education at all. If you were wealthy, you would have a high-quality education, and you wouldn't have to work. If you were underprivileged however, your education, if any, would not be of a very good standard and you would have to work to earn enough money to survive. In 'Jane Eyre' Charlotte Bronte used her experiences at the Evangelical school and as governess. Jane Eyre in terms of education is a severe criticism of the limited options open to educated but poor women, the idea that women "ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags." It is also shows the separation of social classes. In "Jane Eyre" the clear division of classes and education is shown in the
Consider the importance of place, in at least three key episodes of Charlotte Bront's novel, Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre Rough Draft Consider the importance of place, in at least three key episodes of Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre. What does the setting contribute to the overall effectiveness of the episode for the reader? The three key episodes I have chosen are: - * The Red Room Cp 1-2 p5 * The night with Mr Mason Cp 20 * The morning after Cp 23 I have chosen the night with Mr Mason and the morning after because there is such a contrast between the two moments. The setting in both places reflects on what is happening between the people involved. The Red Room is also an important episode in the book and in Jane's life. She has been banished to the Red Room as her punishment for being naughty and this makes her very angry because it is not her fault that she is there. Her cousin, John, struck her on the head with a book for no reason and Jane had retaliated with words. At this John charged at her. After Mrs Reed had arrived on the scene, she immediately assumed that Jane was the cause of the trouble and it was she that was punished. If it hadn't been a one off then maybe Jane wouldn't have been so angry but everyday she got the blame for something that wasn't her fault. Her cousins were spiteful and Mrs Reed, her benefactress, was cruel and picked on her. As you can imagine Jane was furious. I don't think that it is a coincidence that Charlotte Brontë had