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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", 2008.
Describes Jane Eyre's journey to independence in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".
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This paper relates that, in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", Jane's archetypal journey toward independence is demonstrated through her call to adventure at Gateshead, her helpers at Lowood, her obstacles at Thornfield, her nadir at Moor house and her return at Ferndean. In the end, Jane and Rochester marry and live as equals with her helping him cope with his blindness and his loss of his hand. The author points out that Jane comes to the realization that part of being true to "who she is" is being true to her passions and emotions. The paper concludes that Jane has found the bond and escape she has been looking for all along.
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"After some time at Thornfield Jane falls in love with the owner of the house Mr. Rochester. At first Mr. Rochester often treated Jane brutally but she stood up to him and eventually gained his love. Mr. Rochester was the first person to offer Jane lasting love and a real home. Jane and Mr. Rochester became engaged but not everything was ideal. Jane never was treated as his equal because of the difference in status between the two of them; they were only equal on an intellectual level."
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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", 1990.
This paper discusses the inner conflict experienced by Jane Eyre in her unique way of showing love toward Mr. Rochester in the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte: Self-control, desire, male dominance and spiritual and moral values.
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"This paper will discuss the inner conflict experienced by Jane Eyre in her unique way of showing love toward Mr. Rochester in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It can be seen that there are three basic levels on which Jane's inner conflict takes place. These are: (1) the struggle between her self-control and her desire to express her emotions of love; (2) the struggle between the male dominance of her time and her desire to be free and equal; and (3) the struggle between her spiritual and moral values and her desire for a physical relationship with Rochester. Through the resolutions of these conflicts, Jane Eyre experiences a sense of growth by the end of the novel. Therefore, rather than being a simple love story, Jane Eyre expresses the theme of an "inner evolution of the true self, and the full nature of the free individual in relationship"."
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The Characters of "Othello" and "Jane Eyre" as 'Other', 2002.
Shows how William Shakespeare in "Othello" and Bronte in "Jane Eyre" reflect certain characters as disadvantaged others in their works.
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Both Shakespeare's "Othello" and Bronte's "Jane Eyre" feature the theme of the treatment of the 'other - ' a theme that situates the protagonist, in both of these texts, in a disadvantaged position vis-a-vis the dominant culture. In varying ways, the characters of Othello and Jane Eyre both experience the difficulties of being different, or apart from the status quo. Othello's color sets him notably apart from those around him. For Jane Eyre, it is her low social status, at least at the novel's beginning, although Jane is doubly disadvantaged being both impoverished and female. In both cases, the protagonists are treated with contempt, as if their status of 'other' renders such behavior on part of the dominant culture acceptable. But beneath this theme of marginalization and otherness that manifests itself in both of these texts is a journey into the self: a journey that ends in tragedy for Othello, as his is a path to self-deception, but one of self-discovery and maturation for Jane Eyre.
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"Jane Eyre", 2005.
Discusses the timeless popularity of the novel, "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
2,503 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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More than a century ago, Charlotte Bronte wrote a story about the life of a penniless orphan struggling to survive while growing up in the world of Victorian England. Her novel, "Jane Eyre", is heavily influenced by events from Bronte's own life and is exceptionally realistic in it's depiction of life in Victorian England, including portrayals of social norms, class structures, economics, morality and gender roles. This paper shows that after it's publication in 1847, "Jane Eyre" was resoundingly heralded for its realism and authenticity relative to contemporary life. At the same time, images of Bronte's personal experiences in the mid-1800s dominate the story. The paper shows that "Jane Eyre", although distinctively set in the bygone world of Victorian England and scrupulously based on Charlotte Bronte's life, is a remarkably poignant tale of a destitute waif and her life's struggles that effortlessly transcends time and touches hearts today with its timeless message of courage, hope, and love in the face of injustice and persecution.
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"Finally, and perhaps most significantly, the gender roles relative to this historical period are exposed with complete authenticity and in exceptional detail, particularly in regards to employment, social conduct, and human sexuality. In Victorian England, in Jane Eyre, and in Charlotte Bronte's own experience, disparate expectations and opportunities for men and women were significant. Fiction and reality converged in their portrayals of socially acceptable roles and conduct and in marked contrast to contemporary society. However, both Jane Eyre and Charlotte Bronte also expressed the same frustrations and bitterness toward those standards."
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"Jane Eyre", 2004.
A review of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, "Jane Eyre".
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This paper discusses Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, "Jane Eyre". The paper explains the problem of modern literary criticism being the interjection of modern ideals and morals upon the past. The paper contends that feminism in the context of Bronte?s time and the coincidence of the publishing of Jane Eyre is the feminism of the Victorian Era, fighting against convention and for self-determination, not the feminism of today, which would pit women against nearly all pretenses of morality and freedom of will.
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"The single most dangerous trap of modern literary criticism is interjecting modern ideals and morals upon the past. Gilbert and Gubar discuss Jane Eyre's ?rebellious feminism? and see her narrative as ?a story of enclosure and escape.? Though there are some concepts, such as feminism that simply have no other word to describe the relative phenomena of a social ideal they must be used sparingly and only in context to the nature of the society which originally received the works. Feminism in context of Bronte?s time and the coincidence of the publishing of Jane Eyre is the feminism of the Victorian Era, fighting against convention, and for self-determination, not the feminism of today that would pit women against nearly all pretenses of morality and freedom of will."
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"Jane Eyre", 2004.
An analysis of the themes of rebellion and conformity in "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
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This paper examines Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" and looks at how it contains those first few sparks of rebellion, which later resulted in an active feminist movement in England. It shows that, while the novel itself is not free from Victorian strictures, there are certain moments when an independent, rebellious voice surfaces and takes hold of the very proper and logical Jane Eyre. It also explores how the novel itself is not about rebellion or conformity, as are some novels of early 20th century, but does contains thought-provoking instances, which allow the readers to get a glimpse of a repressed feminist streak of the novelist.
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"There are also some instances in the novel when the author inclined towards conformity and obedience and quietly accepted societal norms. Especially in her relationship with Rochester, we notice that Jane refuses to develop an illicit relationship with her master. This shows that even when Jane had been a rebel all her life, there were some occasions when she obediently observed religious restrictions. At this particular occasion, she measures the pros and cons of the offer made by Rochester, "'[who in the world cares for you? or who will be injured by what you do?'," but then silenced such thoughts with intelligent and logical reasoning and decided not to give up religion for the sake of love, "'I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God...'" (XXVII: 279)."
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"Jane Eyre", 2004.
An historical and cultural reflection of Charlotte Bronte?s "Jane Eyre".
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This paper explains how Bronte describes the society of the time in her famous novel. It states that, of all the obstacles for Jane Eyre to overcome, the crude Victorian society is the hardest, and Bronte pits her character against the many Victorian taboos and religious fervor that she, herself, must have witnessed in her own life. It shows the reader how Jane Eyre fights against extraordinary odds to find happiness and, eventually, love in 19th century England.
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"Jane Eyre was an orphan in Victorian England who went to live with her uncle and his family in Gateshead. Before she does, she contemplates the possibility of being sent to a ?poorhouse?. ??You ought to be aware, Miss, that you are under obligations to Mrs. Reed: she keeps you: if she were to turn you off, you would have to go to the poorhouse? (Chapter2, pg7). Poorhouses were notorious for their ill-treatment and diseases that spread through these institutions designed to tuck away the socially unacceptable and poor away from the rest of society."
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Femininity in "Kubla Khan" and "Jane Eyre", 2006.
This paper illustrates the feminine projections in "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
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The paper discusses Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" and Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" and highlights how ideas of the masculine and feminine are used to help create meaning. This paper describes these two works and their use of the feminine archetype. In "Jane Eyre," ideas of masculinity and femininity are used to show that individuals are made up of both feminine and masculine traits. A similar use of the feminine archetype is seen in "Kubla Khan" where the opposites of the feminine and masculine archetype are used to represent good and evil.
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"The poem "Kubla Khan" is about a vision of heaven on earth. The poet imagines this heaven on earth, but on creating it on earth it is seen that it can never be a true paradise. The problem is that there are forces of evil on earth that alter the paradise and make it less than all good. In this way, the paradise can only ever be a dream and can never be realized. While the dream is the subject of the poem, it is also saying a lot about the nature of reality and life on earth. It is showing that there exists both good and evil and that these must remain in balance. The feminine archetype is used as a way of representing the two opposites that have to be in balance, where the feminine archetype must be balanced with the masculine archetype. In the vision of the poem, this balance is not present and the world presented is strongly female. At the same time, the female archetype represents everything that is good. However, in reality the world is strongly masculine, which is why heaven cannot exist on earth."
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Masculinity in "Jane Eyre.", 2007.
This paper analyzes Franco Zefferelli's 1996 production of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre."
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The paper examines the characters of Jane and Rochester as portrayed in Franco Zefferelli's 1996 production of "Jane Eyre." The paper contrasts Rochester's power with that of Jane Eyre. The paper explains that the fact that being a man in the 19th century was sufficient to give Rochester the power to define rationality and sanity, while at the same time allow him to behave abominably towards women.
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"Charlotte Bronte published her novel Jane Eyre in 1847. Men in this time period had complete control of all aspects of society, including money, education, commerce, politics, and inheritance. The character Edward Rochester, after a difficult start, has become the epitome of this kind of powerful man, and indeed he may be said to embody the kind of rationality and power we associate with Enlightenment era men. Yet of course this power and rationality was a product of the intensely patriarchal society that shaped it. Rochester's power, and his ability to define what is rational and sane, may thus be said to be at the expense of women such as Jane Eyre, who are eminently rational, yet who lack power."
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Poetry in "Jane Eyre", 2005.
An analysis of the classic novel, "Jane Eyre" written by Charlotte Bronte.
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This paper discusses Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, "Jane Eyre". The paper presents the poem Bessie sings to the youthful Jane Eyre, after which Jane sobs uncontrollably and is unable to eat. The paper analyzes the poem and examines how the language of the poem reflects Jane's progress toward independence. The paper illustrates the parallels in Bessie's song and Jane's rocky road toward independence.
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"Jane Eyre is a gothic romantic tale of a young orphan girl's youth and young adulthood. From her lowly beginnings as the tormented ward of a sadistic aunt, Jane's internal strength allows her to evolve through into a self-sufficient and independent woman despite the many obstacles placed in her path. Soon after releasing Jane from the Red Room, Bessie-one of Jane's aunt's servants-sings her a "really doleful ballad." The language of the song Bessie sings to Jane reflects in many ways Jane's progress toward independence."
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Jane Eyre?s Search for Freedom and Equality, 1999.
A discussion of how Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" searches for freedom and equality leading her to true love and happiness.
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This paper discusses Jane Eyre's need for freedom and equality in the book 'Jane Eyre'. At the start of the story, Jane is thought of as being simply a dependent, and therefore is neither free nor equal to those around her. Throughout the novel Jane experiences various degrees of freedom and various forms of equality, but it is not until she finds both simultaneously, and under her own terms, that can she be truly content with her life. By the end of the book she has found all she needs in life.
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"In the book 'Jane Eyre', by Charlotte Bront?, the title character undergoes a lifelong struggle to find freedom and equality in Victorian society. Throughout the novel Jane experiences various degrees of freedom and various forms of equality, but it is not until she finds both simultaneously, and under her own terms, can she be truly content with her life. Jane?s dilemma stems from her expanding definitions of freedom and equality, for due to her restless nature, each new taste of independence soon leaves her hungry for more."
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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", 2005.
This paper discusses the role that religion plays in the Bildungsroman novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
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This paper explains that gothic novels often establish a sense of mystery which is aided, to a greater or lesser extent, by some involvement with supernatural forces, often relying on religious
conventions for expression in the text. In Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", this sense of religious or supernatural mystery allows Jane to expostulate from her double-narrative point of view on the suspicious happenings at Thornfield House, where Jane is employed as a governess. The author points out that the role of religion can be seen in many ways in the novel using the characters Mr. Brocklehurst, St. John Rivers, Jane (the protagonist) and Rochester as the opposite of the role of religion. The paper relates that "Jane Eyre" takes place in a
society plagued by situations in which women are regarded as religious angels who are kept in a state of either decorative consumption or holistic servitude.
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"When Jane is relating to Mr. Brocklehurst at the school, he is a religious figure who gives mandates and constantly draws attention to the faults of others. Like St. John Rivers later in the novel, this character represents what Jane sees to be religious authority, and its goal towards her life is apparently repressive in nature. "And I was placed there, by whom I don't know: I was in no condition to not particulars; I was only aware that they had hoisted me up to the height of Mr. Brocklehurst's nose, and that a spread of shot orange and purple silk pelisses, and a cloud of silvery plumage extended and waved
below me. (He said) 'You see she is yet young... Who would think that the Evil One had already found a servant and agent in her?'" (Bronte). It can be seen therefore that Brocklehurst represents a sort of oppression over Jane in terms of influencing perceptions of her early in the novel."
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The Horror of Marriage in "Jane Eyre", 2001.
Examining how the issue of marriage is viewed in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".
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This paper argues that, in Charlotte Bronte's novel, "Jane Eyre", the institution of marriage functions as a Gothic "monster." Although marriage appears to be the desired resolution of the novel's plot, it in fact contains throughout an element of horror and threatens the destruction of both individual characters and societal order.
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"Charlotte Bront??s Jane Eyre is, in its barest form, the story of the achievement of a marriage. Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester fall in love despite class and age differences; their union is impeded by the presence Rochester?s mad wife; Jane flees, then returns, and at last, the first wife having killed herself, the marriage can take place and all can end happily. It is, on one level, a novel working towards and concluding in a conventional marriage plot: loose ends are neatly wrapped up, all of the Gothic elements that have troubled the novel seem to be expunged from it, and a certain conservatism is preserved. On closer observation, however, it becomes apparent that Bront? presents a far more troubled picture of the institution of marriage than this initial reading would suggest. Marriages and potential marriages abound throughout the novel, as expected in a text that draws on the genre of the domestic novel (among others), but they are almost universally problematic: with the exception of a few servant couples, there is no purely calm and happy marriage Bront??s novel. In this multi-genre novel, marriage becomes the most Gothic of spaces, in fact nearly a Gothic monster, something that haunts the characters and the text itself, something both fled from and pursued, both feared and desired, a space of possible fulfillment but of more probable danger and horror. In Jane Eyre, marriage is invested with legal and social authority and necessity, but it is also presented as deeply problematic, both because of this social importance itself, and in the fact that, like all Gothic horrors, marriage endangers identity and threatens the dissolution of the self. Throughout the novel, and even in the apparent resolution at the end, marriage poses a Gothic threat both to the self and to the workings of the domestic sphere of which it should be the most basic and well-functioning unit."
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"Jane Eyre": The Victorian Feminist, 2001.
This paper provides a thorough literary analysis of the feminist themes in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".
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This paper analyzes Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" from a feminist aspect, illustrating the reflection of Victorian society in the literature of the time. The author includes a detailed look at female independence, strength and determination in the main character.
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"The story of Jane Eyre is something of a fairy tale but for the outward appearance. The story?s truth and harsh beauty and the devastation that it?s characters face set it apart from the typical princess story. The complexity of the story line and the characterization are a phenomenal development of the time. Raised during the repressed Victorian period in Britain , Charlotte Bront? focused most of her energy on her education and her literary career. Being a woman, she was scarcely able to voice her passions and strong opinions except through her writing, Bront? expresses a great deal of her own frustrations and concerns in her works. Jane Eyre is one such novel that incorporates many themes. While the main character faces issues of class distinction, a search for her identity and place in life, and a struggle between spirituality and the intellect, (which are all Victorian literary focuses) the most striking theme in the story is women?s fight for equality. Jane?s character illustrates the emergence of feminism during the Victorian period through her interactions with the other characters, her choices, and her inner thoughts."
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Hunger, Rebellion, Rage: "Jane Eyre", 2001.
This paper discusses "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. The focus is on the historical period during which it was written, and the social constraints by which it was bound.
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This paper discusses Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte?. The focus is on the historical period during which it was written, and the social constraints by which it was bound. The author explores the themes in the book as they relate to the Matthew Arnold quote: ?the writer?s mind contains nothing but hunger, rebellion, and rage...?
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"Hunger, rebellion and rage were indeed the undercurrents that stirred the energy of Charlotte Bront??s fiction. Although many of her contemporaries reacted with negative criticism that anyone would dare to express these passions, Charlotte Bront? found a significant number of hungry readers eager to devour her courageous words. These very real passions, alive in the author?s own existence, underlie the fictional existence of her character Jane Eyre."
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"Jane Eyre" and Marxism, 2002.
An analysis of "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte in marxist theory.
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This paper will discuss the elements of Marxist thought in the scope of Charlotte Bronte's novel entitled "Jane Eyre" and make a connection to the economic themes that shape the characters within the story. By revealing the underlying methods of Marxist thought in this study, we can see how the theories of Marx can be related to women in British history.
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