Bronte

Jane represents a contrast between many characters, including Mr. Rochester, St. John, Blanche Ingram, and Bertha Mason. In Mr. Rochester and Bertha’s case, Jane provides a contrast of light versus dark. Blanche Ingram represents wealth, beauty, and the cusp of the ideal female in the 18th century, while Jane is a lowly, unattractive governess at the time. St. John provides a religious and moralistic value unlike Jane, who represents a pragmatic realism. Even though Rochester is not described as…

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.…

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, comprises of many characters that deeply affect Jane’s life. Two characters in particular influenced Jane’s character throughout the book immensely. One character that altered Jane’s life completely was Mr. Rochester. When Jane first arrived at Thornfield for her position as a governess, she never expected to develop a sudden interest with the owner of the house. Even though Jane was madly in love with Rochester, she could not marry him due to the staggering…

“The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed” (Bronte). In order to fulfill her hopes and dreams of becoming an author, Charlotte Bronte had to hide who she was, writing under the pseudonym Currer Bell. During the time period that her novels Jane Eyre and Villette were written in, the Victorian Era, women had no value, so being a female author was not only a huge accomplishment,…

In Charlotte Brönte’s Jane Eyre, morality is tied to Jane’s understanding of religion and spirituality. Morality is presented to Jane through Christianity and Jane’s spirituality. Throughout the novel, characters such as Brocklehurst and St John present Jane with their interpretations of Christian moral guidelines: Brocklehurst presents the rejection of physical nourishment, while St John presents ideals such as the rejection of emotional fulfillment in order to carry out God’s will on Earth.…

For decades, Charlotte Bronte left us with the inspiring story of Jane Eyre. Since published in 1847, the novel has taught women around the world to follow our morals and beliefs. Religion and morals play a major role in the life of Jane Eyre. Although at times it may seem as though this is limiting her, she stands by what she believes and fights for her individuality. Due to the fact that Jane was not cared about and taught anything, including religion, while staying in her aunts home,…

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…

Throughout the novel, Jane Eyre composed by Charlotte Bronte, the main protagonist, Jane Eyre, did not strive to abide the social “rules” set in her time period. Taking place back in the nineteenth century, one can imagine how absurd the social standards are. In this time, people were told that if they would happen to go anywhere but up in status, that they would be disowned or looked down upon. The biggest three rules that Jane Broke through the novel include her looks and possessions not…

hands. In addition, Mr. Rochester disregards her emotions because he does not care if she smiles or weeps, but assume that both are related to him instead of due to her personal mental health conditions. Rhys draws more sympathy for Bertha Mason then Brontë by displaying how Bertha Mason loses her grip on reality due to mental illness. For example, Bertha describes how “I sat there quietly. I don’t know how long I sat. Then…

In the two extracts, Little Dorritt by Charles Dickens and Villette by Charlotte Brontë, one will notice that the same contrasting attitudes comes forth. In the extract from Little Dorritt the picture of a melancholy and dark city immediately strikes the reader with the first line describing London as gloomy, close, and stale. Charles…