Branwell Brontë

Jane Eyre In the Novel, Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte, an important character is Jane Eyre who is the titular character. Jane narrates her story in the past tense… Jane’s beliefs and values change throughout the novel as she discovers new surroundings. Jane matures as she gets older and becomes self disciplined. The novel, Jane eyre is based on some important aspects in the author, Charlotte Bronte, life. An attribute towards Jane is how she matures and grows throughout the novel.…

A middle class mother of two daughters, a sister of seven siblings, a philosopher, an author, a translator, a feminist, a victim of depression and family abuse, and an outspoken advocate for women’s education are just a few ways to describe the impactful, inspirational woman that is Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was born in 1759, in London before the Romantic Era started. From the beginning, Mary lived an impractical life. At 15, she announced she would never marry after growing up sleeping outside…

Jane Eyre: Fight or Flight In Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, love seems to be a strong aspect of Jane’s life. Throughout the tale, we can see Jane and Mr. Rochester’s relationship building up. From the time Jane first sees him in front of Thornfield to their wedding ceremony. Yet, during that period of time we get to see Mr. Rochester’s true colors and different personas towards Jane. We also get to know more about him and his past relationships as he tells Jane about them. But Jane doesn’t…

In the novel Jane Eyre the main character Jane relates a lot to the hardships of my life and the will that it takes to achieve a personal goal. The novel is about how a young girl named Jane Eyre grows up by herself with no family but her only aunt that made her feel inferior. As jane grows older her quest for finding belonging and love grows. Although she tries to find these two qualities of life she finds obstacles that prevent her from ever reaching them. The sense of independence of her…

Jane Eyre was an orphan girl whose childhood was spent at Gateshead with her Aunt and cousins. Since the beginning Jane new that she was different from her cousins making her being mistreated. The poor treatment that Jane received from her aunt Mrs. Reed and cousins makes her feel alone and wanting to belong somewhere where she would feel love and a sense of equality. “Take her away to the red-room, and lock her in there” (6). This shows how Jane was sent to the red-room every time she…

A girl named Mary Lennox was a very disagreeable-looking child and had been born in India and had always been ill. Her mother did not want her and handed her to a servant Ayah to take care of and the child grew up spoiled and a little monster. A sickness had taken the mansion and many of the servants had died including Ayah and Mary was left alone in the nursery. Mary Lennox was abandoned in the nursery and her mother died and all the nurse left. Mary Lennox is sent away to her uncle in England…

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…

In chapter 25 which is filled with complicated dreams and symbols, Brontë prepares the reader for the climactic scene in chapter 26, in which Jane finds out Rochester's secret. The secret reveals how Grace Poole is actually Rochester deranged wife and mother of Adele. In the previous chapter, nature and setting reflects the coming tragedy. The chestnut tree which was split in half symbolically foreshadows Jane's future with Rochester-their looming separation. Jane begins to have dreams of…

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontё and Alistair MacLeod’s No Great Mischief explore the importance of family. Jane Eyre presents the darkness of lacking a respected family name in a society whose tenet suggests inherited proprietary equals propriety. No Great Mischief promotes the importance of recognizing one’s familial lineage in all its glories and failures. Nonetheless, one can find a commonality between the two novels when analysing how, although they are nurtured differently and despite their…

women of all backgrounds, races, and cultures, which Bronte fails to represent in the whitewashed Jane Eyre. In a rather opposite manner, various women in the novel are derogated and denigrated due to their different upbringings. When Jane first acknowledges Bertha’s existence, she reports her to Rochester as having “‘a discoloured face - it was a savage face….fearful blackened inflation of the lineaments! ...the lips were swelled and dark’” (Bronte 283-284). As Jane’s character is a reflection…