Bronte

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…

Moreover, Blanche Ingram is portrayed as being a villain. Among the entirety of the novel, Blanche’s morals were far off from what’s considered to be just. She pretends to love Edward Rochester and embarks on a journey of total deceit. When it was falsely speculated that Rochester lost all his money and was no longer wealthy, Blanche’s interest towards him fell faster than anyone could “I told you so.” Thus, proving that Blanche was only captivated by the wealth and status of Rochester. Without…

In Caroline Stone’s essay The Sheets are on Fire: An Exploration of Sexuality in Jane Eyre, Stone covers how Jane Eyre was an astonishing trailblazer when it was first published, creating a unique quasi-genre, and its underlying use of fire as a symbol for anything from the burning of Rochester’s bed to a burning in some characters loins. As shown throughout the book there is insane amounts of sexual and romantic tension between Jane and Mr. Rochester. One of the scenes in Jane Eyre where the…

riches” (“Bluebeard”). And in Brontë’s Victorian version St. John casually mentions it to Jane, saying, “... merely to tell you that your uncle, Mr. Eyre of Madeira, is dead; and that he has left you all his property, and that you are now rich…” (Brontë 325). And, true to form, Jane shares the money with her cousins that…

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys is a prominent post-modern novel, and rather progressive at that. Taking Bronte’s crazy woman in the attic from Jane Eyre, Rhys proceeds to attack some ideas Bronte illustrated and highlight some ideas Bronte left out entirely. One of Rhys’ most tangible ideas that is rather representative of post-modern authors and that of this novel is the idea of truth and whether or not there are absolutes "truths". In Wide Sargasso Sea, Rhys demonstrates that there are no…

on romance. Brontë presents two different types of love through the lives of her main characters. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff’s stubborn, romantic passion portrays the dark side of love. The characters’ intense passions and like-personalities cause much turmoil and destruction in their own lives as well as in all those around them. The next generation of lovers, Catherine Heathcliff and Hareton Earnshaw, evolve with time and are able to find success in a love that matures. Brontë offers…

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are two novels in which the themes of equality and inequality are explored extensively. The texts are both written by women in 1847 and 1818 respectively and both deal with gender inequality. Jane Eyre is also a social commentary on the injustices and inequalities of the classist Victorian hierarchy whereas Shelley’s novel focuses on the human rejection of unconventionality and the inequalities faced by societies ‘outcasts. The…

Bronte - Bronte 's name comes up because she is a number on the other side of the house and someone they presume as easy to target. The other reason she is this low is because James is likely going to continue to tank head of household 's and that puts her entire…

In both novels, the main protagonists experience suffering as they are aware of the duties which stop them from pursuing their love. In Jane Eyre, Jane is heartbroken after learning that Mr Rochester is already married. She struggles with her decision as to what is more important, her duty to uphold her Christian values or her love for Mr Rochester. She chooses her Christian values as she tells Rochester that she “will keep the law given by god” (c.27). This is reflective of Christian values on…

before, serial form was one of the characteristics of this period. Many 19th century authors recognized themselves by first publishing original fiction in serial format. Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, George Meredith, Brontë´s sisters and more, published some serial novels, either in monthly magazines or as discreet serial parts. Charles Dickens was well-known because of the serial form, concept that surged during Britain´s Victorian era, in which Dickens used…