Branwell Brontë

"I don't understand her, she mixes it with French, but you will make out her meaning very well." Mrs. Fairfax (110). She has just had a lot put onto her at once, which shows signs of maturity and successfulness in life. Brontë is telling the reader that Jane needs to be able to handle a lot and be versatile because the outcome she expects won't always be the outcome she gets. "I felt conscientious for Adele's welfare and progress." Jane (129). This demonstrates Jane's advancement…

The protagonist in Jane Eyre, Jane herself, faces various struggles throughout her life. One of the greatest of these struggles is not with an antagonist, but is within her own mind. Though she does face mistreatment from others, these experiences merely cause obstacles in her mind that are ultimately what she must overcome. She incorporates ideals from various characters into her own thoughts, while still rebelling against these same beliefs. The battle in Jane Eyre’s mind is between passion…

The topic of Dr. Jeffres presentation was C.S. Lewis. The thesis centered on Lewis’s success despite adversity. Due to the format of the presentation, many of the key points of the lecture focused on important dates in Lewis’s life. One of the more notable dates that was discussed was the birth date of Lewis, which happened to be November 29, 1898. As was pointed out by Dr. Jeffres, Lewis was born in Ireland, which came as a bit of a surprise to me as for some reason I always believed he was…

blatant. The two movies reflect distinction in their display of character relationships, character omissions, and plot. The 1986 version of Jane Eyre was more engaging and authentic in correlation to its inspiration, the book Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, than the 2011 version; therefore, the 1986 version is better in quality. Within the area of character relationships, the 2011 version deviates from the book in its display of Jane’s relationships with the members of Gateshead, Edward…

Laura Hillenbrand,best selling author and highly esteemed writer of Unbroken, was born May 15, 1967 in Fairfax,Virginia. Hillenbrand was raised with three other siblings and learned to love reading and riding horses. As a young girl, she loved to listen to her parents and swim coach tell her stories, which sparked her interest in writing; this new hobby soon grew into a passion which took up most of her time. After high school, Hillenbrand attended Kenyon College in Ohio, where she continued her…

Abandoned, abused, alone – three terrible words in today’s culture, especially when grouped together. In her classical novel, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte crafts a character that is all of these; however, Jane Eyre is able to overcome all the difficulties of her childhood. In her novel Jane Eyre, Bronte reveals that even when left abandoned, abused and alone, Jane Eyre was still able to find happiness in a life of her own. At a young age, Jane learns to find joy in the little moments of her life…

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 sentences to enhance Jane’s vivid imagination and thought process in the search for independence while revealing numerous restrictions upheld by nineteenth century ideas. Even as a child, Jane was oppressed.…

Religious themes in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Gods’ existence is highly debated and somewhat questionable, but seems to be a main theme in Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre is a realistic fiction for young adults set in the early 1800’s told by Jane herself in an autobiographical style. Throughout the story, Jane tries to find the right balance between the obligation to her religious duties and her quest for true love. Many religious symbols are present throughout the book including many different…

oppositions, and those hardships have influenced her to develop her own way to confront the inequitable world. Indeed, the principles that Jane valued ultimately lead her to be an independent woman. Through this Victorian novel and Jane’s actions, Charlotte Bronte exhibits an ideal of retaining one’s values in the face of adversity and injustice. Loveless and lonely child Jane precociously…

In Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, the protagonist Jane lacks power throughout most of the novel. There are four main people who hold this power over her: Mrs. Reed, Mr. Brocklehurst, Rochester and St. John. Mrs. Reed holds this power as Jane is just a child when she’s in Reed’s care. An example of this occurs when she locks Jane into the red room and won’t let her out even when Jane pleads. This shows Jane as powerless as she can’t do anything to get herself out of the room and remains locked in…