In the book “Victorian Transformations: Fairy Tales, Adolescence and the novel of female development” several critics have seen Jane Eyre as a rewriting story of the Cinderella and the beginning of the book especially supports this view. To begin with, Robert K. Martin believes that the Cinderella’s theme is especially apparent in the first chapters of the novel, "as Jane Eyre emphasizes her own position as abandoned child, with evil aunt and two [sic] evil cousins, whose parentage is questioned, and who is made to feel “less than a servant” (p.92). It is noticeable that both Cinderella and Jane are parentless and victims of the envy and cruelty - Cinderella lives with a vicious stepmother and stepsisters, and Jane with her Aunt Reed. Her
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Like Cinderella's stepmother and step-sisters, Brocklehurst's wife and daughters in their luxury and extravagant clothes remind her that she is only a poor orphan. But here Miss Temple may be considered as a fairy godmother. Jane Eyre claims that Miss Temple had stood for her in the stead of mother, governess, and latterly, companion. But she appears for a very short time in the book, only until Jane meets Edward Rochester. Helen Burns also can be called as a godmother to her. According to Eyrún Ýr Hildardóttir (2013) Helen Burns is “the woman who gives Jane the perspective of hope, forgiveness towards her oppressors and the aspiration to become self-reliant” (p.1). He also claims that “adopting these values enables Jane to gain the independence, self-esteem and self-control that lead her to her “Prince Charming”, which is Rochester. It means, that despite all the cruelty, punishments and mistreatment she had to undergo, school was the opportunity to gain an education and become more self-confident and mentally strong. For Aunt Reed it was the only the handle to get rid of unwanted load of care but for Jane’s future an education was extremely important, because it helped her later to become a governess and in is way more independent …show more content…
Reed to be sent to school. It shows the gravity of the situation and her desire and courage to escape from this unbearable atmosphere. Meanwhile Cinderella had been living with her stepmother until was rescued by the “prince charming”. The role of the Prince Charming in Jane Eyre can take Edward Rochester. Here we can see two similar situations but here Jane understands the importance of taking the responsibility of her life and starts to make her own choices. This is the first step of her way to become an independent
Like Cinderella's stepmother and step-sisters, Brocklehurst's wife and daughters in their luxury and extravagant clothes remind her that she is only a poor orphan. But here Miss Temple may be considered as a fairy godmother. Jane Eyre claims that Miss Temple had stood for her in the stead of mother, governess, and latterly, companion. But she appears for a very short time in the book, only until Jane meets Edward Rochester. Helen Burns also can be called as a godmother to her. According to Eyrún Ýr Hildardóttir (2013) Helen Burns is “the woman who gives Jane the perspective of hope, forgiveness towards her oppressors and the aspiration to become self-reliant” (p.1). He also claims that “adopting these values enables Jane to gain the independence, self-esteem and self-control that lead her to her “Prince Charming”, which is Rochester. It means, that despite all the cruelty, punishments and mistreatment she had to undergo, school was the opportunity to gain an education and become more self-confident and mentally strong. For Aunt Reed it was the only the handle to get rid of unwanted load of care but for Jane’s future an education was extremely important, because it helped her later to become a governess and in is way more independent …show more content…
Reed to be sent to school. It shows the gravity of the situation and her desire and courage to escape from this unbearable atmosphere. Meanwhile Cinderella had been living with her stepmother until was rescued by the “prince charming”. The role of the Prince Charming in Jane Eyre can take Edward Rochester. Here we can see two similar situations but here Jane understands the importance of taking the responsibility of her life and starts to make her own choices. This is the first step of her way to become an independent