Governess

father left you none; you ought to beg” This was said by John Reed, Jane’s cousin when he saw her reading their books. At Lowood, Jane takes the next step in her independence and put herself out in the world for a job. Mr Rochester hires her as a governess for his ward who speaks very little english. Throughout the chapters with Mr Rochester she is partially independent but it is not until she meets Mr Rivers and accepted a job as a teacher did she become fully…

cousins. Her family treated her just as a servant would be treated, thus Jane felt like she did not belong. The novel follows Jane through her life as she goes to school, then begins her employment at Thornfield as a governess. Jane goes from an orphan with a very bleak future, to a governess for a financially well off family. Her past seems to stick with her as a constant reminder of where she has been and how she can…

In Mandy Hale’s novel, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass, Hale declares that “Change can be scary, but what’s even scarier is allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.” Hale shares stories about her life and gives advice on how to become more independent, confident, and how to realize your self-worth that may have laid dormant for so long. In the graphic novel version of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Jane learns who she is through a series of macabre…

Charlotte Bronte amazes readers with her scandalous novel Jane Eyre, where main protagonist Jane Eyre grows and develops through difficult adversarities and several hardships. Jane Eyre is the heroine in her own novel, where her origins contribute to the relationships and character she ultimately becomes. Jane Eyre endures a troubling childhood, where her uncle dies, leaving her under the care of Mrs. Reeds, his wife. Mrs. Reeds was forced to care for Jane at Mr. Reeds deathbed, and she hates…

Jane, from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, and Mrs. Mallard, from “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, attempt to distort the lines of the conventional purposes of marriage. Jane believes that one should only marry as a result of an all consuming love whereas Mrs. Mallard views marriage as a suffocating necessity in the name of propriety. Marriage is a key component to both Mrs. Mallard 's and Jane 's identities. However, since Louise dies from losing the momentary taste of freedom that she had…

In the first half of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Jane is a victim to herself in experiencing nearly uncontrollable outbursts, however after acquiring the ability to remain calm from a much needed feminine figure Jane is calm in most every nerve wrecking situation thrown upon her. All of the anger Jane encapsulates in herself throughout her life begins in one place, the red room. The traumatic event of losing both of Jane’s parents clearly caused part of the outbursts that she experiences…

In the novel Jane Eyre the main character Jane relates a lot to the hardships of my life and the will that it takes to achieve a personal goal. The novel is about how a young girl named Jane Eyre grows up by herself with no family but her only aunt that made her feel inferior. As jane grows older her quest for finding belonging and love grows. Although she tries to find these two qualities of life she finds obstacles that prevent her from ever reaching them. The sense of independence of her…

into account she was truly innocent and how this treatment would affect her long term. Part of the romanticism period was altering the way society perceives children, and that is that children are naturally innocent. Additionally, when Jane is a governess she does not exemplify nor impose strict rules as most adults in her childhood experience did, but rather excels her role as a teacher as demonstrated by how the children positively regard her in…

CHAPTER-2: Quest for Freedom Quest for freedom is the most eminent theme in the novels of Anita Desai. Due to its importance in her works, it is bound to find reoccurrence. The quest for freedom prevails as the most powerful and influential theme and all the major characters seem to be striving for something with which they cannot come in terms with. The society in which they live and cannot go away from it leaves a deep question mark in their minds. They are in quest for freedom…

Have you ever had the feeling that someone wasn't who they said they are? In the story Mary is a happy housewife until one day her world is turned upside down. She reveals her true self in every action from the mistake she made to the events after it. Many themes can be interpreted in the story. The main theme is that things aren't always as they seem. In other words you can never be sure who to love or trust. The first piece of evidence supporting the theme is when the readers are…