The Gothic genre is known for many great works, but none is so qualified a representation as Charlotte Bronte’s publication of her 19th century Jane Eyre. Some would say Jane Eyre is an engaging love story in which love conquers all; on the other hand, some have derived an allegory for some unseen erotic power struggle embodied between men and women in the 1800s. However, deep down, Jane Eyre is truly the depiction of transition from harsh morality to beautiful satisfaction—a “story of a woman’s education into life” (Teachman 2). Bronte’s Jane is an endearing character, whose woes in life birthed a new woman who is independent, kind, and feels deep sympathy for those both of pompous manner, as her relatives, and those of similar backgrounds.
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One can’t deny, however, the underlying stains of the feminist theme—in relation to gender equality in the in the 19th century—with a humble, yet spirited, and autonomous young woman as the key character in Bronte’s classic. When this novel was released the world was experiencing women’s suffrage, which included the famed Women 's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. in 1869 and the formation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890. This movement was set forth in an effort to empower women to exit the somewhat degrading, house-wife role and emerge as a career driven woman with enough stamina left over to devote to the care of her family. Overall, Jane Eyre is a resilient model of what tickles the fancy of audiences year after year, with its endearing love story, Gothic premises, and successful purpose of encouraging the female sex in the fight for gender
One can’t deny, however, the underlying stains of the feminist theme—in relation to gender equality in the in the 19th century—with a humble, yet spirited, and autonomous young woman as the key character in Bronte’s classic. When this novel was released the world was experiencing women’s suffrage, which included the famed Women 's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. in 1869 and the formation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890. This movement was set forth in an effort to empower women to exit the somewhat degrading, house-wife role and emerge as a career driven woman with enough stamina left over to devote to the care of her family. Overall, Jane Eyre is a resilient model of what tickles the fancy of audiences year after year, with its endearing love story, Gothic premises, and successful purpose of encouraging the female sex in the fight for gender