Topic 3 Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre follows a young Jane as she makes her way...
While cunning and intelligent, Jane and her beloved Rochester are prone to arrogance and reckless choices, making them imperfect and, ultimately, Byronic heroes. Jane discovers her passion at a young age, acting out against her tyrannical cousin, John Reed. Although “accustomed to John Reed’s abuse,” she retaliates after being struck, claiming her “terror had passed its climax” and “other feelings succeeded” (25). Consequently, this impudence leads Mrs. Reed, her oppressive aunt, to lock her in the red-room, a terrifying chamber scarcely visited and her Uncle Reed’s death place. Her time in the red-room proved one the most significant of her childhood, revealing
While cunning and intelligent, Jane and her beloved Rochester are prone to arrogance and reckless choices, making them imperfect and, ultimately, Byronic heroes. Jane discovers her passion at a young age, acting out against her tyrannical cousin, John Reed. Although “accustomed to John Reed’s abuse,” she retaliates after being struck, claiming her “terror had passed its climax” and “other feelings succeeded” (25). Consequently, this impudence leads Mrs. Reed, her oppressive aunt, to lock her in the red-room, a terrifying chamber scarcely visited and her Uncle Reed’s death place. Her time in the red-room proved one the most significant of her childhood, revealing