Jane Eyre Essay

Beyond the Search for Autonomy in Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” Jane Eyre is a novel of self awareness. It is beyond Jane’s sagacity to feel dependent upon anyone. Jane craves to think and speak freely without judgement in a time fit to undermine her capabilities. Jane is a curious soul who seeks a purpose greater than what she has ever known. Because Jane Eyre has Romantic and Gothic elements, the attainment of freedom is complicated. Charlotte Brontë uses advanced diction and complex…

There are many stages throughout the book in which the reader can feel sympathy for Jane Eyre; these include when she is locked in the Red Room, when Helen Burns dies at Lowood, and when she and Mr. Rochester are married the first time. The situation when Jane in locked in the Red Room occurs because she has retaliated against John Reed hitting her and the fact that she is being punished for doing so. The mere fact that she is being locked in the Red Room can already accumulate sympathy within…

both a soul and a body,” it “repudiated both a pietism that denied the importance of the physical and societal and a moralism” (Schlossberg, 1). In the novel, Jane Eyre, the author, Charlotte Bronte provides religious figures of Evangelicalism as a way to express her disapproval of the movement. Throughout Jane Eyre, the protagonist, Jane Eyre, is presented multiple obstacles in which she must choose to…

Foils Throughout Jane Eyre In Charlotte Brontë’s novel, Jane Eyre, Brontë develops many different characters to serve as foils to the main character, Jane, to fully characterize her. Jane, as we know, does not come from a very well off background. Even though many do not see her as the typical girl—pretty, skinny, and well dressed, she is known for her intelligence, honesty, and plain features. Throughout the novel, Jane becomes increasingly good at making her opinions known on certain subjects…

novel Jane Eyre revolves around a young orphaned girl (Jane) who lives with her aunt and cousin, the Reeds, due to the death of her mother and father. Through the development of Jane’s life, the novel slowly develops into the bildungsroman, gothic, and romance genres due to Jane’s tough challenges and choices she decides to make. At a young age Jane experience the death of her parents. With no other choice, Jane is forced to live with her aunt and cousins, the Reeds, at Gateshead Hall. Jane is…

My, How Jane Eyre has Grown! How did Jane Eyre go from angry child to content adult? Jane suffered much. But she also had minute pleasure in her life. These things all molded her into the woman she becomes at the end of the book. God did not bless her with a life of wealth until her later years, but this resulted in her becoming a very humble and polite woman. Mr. Rochester is likely the thing that changed her life most, as she felt a love never felt before. He was the single pleasure that God…

certain distance away from mirrors that reflect society’s expectations. In the Victorian Gothic novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the presence of mirrors symbolizes Jane’s corrupted identity, physically represented as Bertha: a rebellious, revolutionary, and dangerous being. Throughout her journey, the absence of mirrors symbolizes the restoration of the fragmented pieces in her identity that develops Jane into a definite individual without the society’s influence to reach independence.…

the school Jane goes too called Lowood. As soon as Jane meets Helen, helen helps Jane adjust to the new school environment because she has never been in school. In the novel Jane describes Helen as a very mature minded character and a good disposition about her. She is a very tolerable, accepting, and nonjudgmental person, Helen is a warm hearted and bright spirited person. She is understanding and good to those who have mistreated her. In my opinion Helen had the most influence on Jane because…

Jane was a European woman in the 18th or 19th century with no family or connections. This was a bad start to creating an enjoyable life, but although Jane’s status didn’t give her great odds of happiness, she achieved it by being a creative thinker. Throughout this book, Brontë showed how Jane’s wits and good ideas shaped her journey to adulthood. By examining Jane through a Psychological lens, the reader gains insight to her how she and her thoughts mature, how she analyzes the people around…

• Theme of social class and social rules  Jane starts to fall in love with Mr. Rochester because both of are equal on a level of intellect, although Jane feels like she is not good enough for Mr. Rochester • Jane feels that Mr. Rochester is a good man but the circumstances around him make him the harsh man he is. • Theme of love  A clue that shows us that Jane is in love with Mr. Rochester is when she say’s “more cheering than the brightest fire” which is also an imagery Quote #2 • There…