Charlotte Brontë

During the time that Charlotte Bronte writes Jane Eyre, women in the lower class have conflicts to overcome and desires to fulfill. Through this novel, Bronte explains how a girl named Jane strives to conquer common issues in the time period of this novel. In some works of literature, childhood and adolescence are portrayed as times graced by innocence and a sense of wonder; in Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte depicts childhood and adolescence as times of tribulation and terror as Jane struggles to…

As was discussed in class, Charlotte Brontë uses surveillance often throughout her classic novel Villette. When reading this book, the occasions where surveillance is used stand out among others, and it’s apparent that Brontë spends an abundance of time focusing on these scenes in particular. Lucy doesn’t want to experience life for herself, thus throughout the novel the reader is able to see Lucy watch and observe others. Surveillance is also used by Madame Beck as a means of keeping her…

plot development by way of ensuing action. The supernatural is something “belonging to a realm or system that transcends nature, as that of divine, magical, or ghostly being,” as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary. William Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte and Jean Rhys utilize the supernatural in their works, Macbeth, Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, respectively. No matter the gain or loss of power, the supernatural induces people to reach a brink of madness. The supernatural…

The book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a quest of acceptance and a battle between Jane’s moral duty and earthly enjoyments. Set in the Victorian Era, and run by deranged and endearing characters, the world is a confusing place. From the point of view from Jane the world is still beautiful, yet bleak. The uses of characterization, symbolism, and themes by Bronte help the reader comprehend while still captivating them. Bronte indirectly characterizes most characters through Jane’s thoughts…

Jane Eyre was one of the first romance novels, containing both intrigue and passion. The novel follows Jane’s life as she matures from a little girl into womanhood. It portrays her difficult journey to find independence, love, and belonging. Constantly, Jane is faced with difficult decisions being forced to choose between her heart and her mind. The story of Jane Eyre takes place in nineteenth century England and involves several important characters. These include Jane Eyre, herself,…

In chapter two of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Bronte displays imagery and symbolism to create suspense for readers as they read later on in the novel. These techniques in use by Bronte gives the reader ideas of what is to come for Jane. Imagery is presented throughout chapter to describe Jane's empathy and knowledge in the red room. As Jane is being put in the red room she says “Oh! I saw a light, and I thought a ghost would come”(Bronte 21). The words “light” and “ghost” draw…

qualities, his traits allow for the seemingly unusual romance to become a classic love. In describing the love story of Jane and Rochester, Bronte utilizes many detailed descriptions and literary allusions. Bronte is skilled in her technique, making words flow eloquently together without becoming too elaborate. In describing Jane’s sentiments Bronte writes, A Christmas frost had come at midsummer; a white December storm had whirled over June; ice glazed the ripe apples, drifts crushed…

After the publication of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte gained lots of attention from the book around the Victorian Era. The people in the Victorian Era had different views on what they thought about the book depending mostly on their social class. Bronte’s criticism in Jane Eyre of class and gender was not very effective in changing the way the Victorian Society functioned, but rather it was effective in making society think about the different portrayal of the upper class in the Victorian Era,…

Novels commonly reflect the author’s time period and conflicts that the author had encountered to shape his/her view that is evident throughout the novel. Likewise, Jane Eyre, published in 1847 by Charlotte Brontë, reflects Brontë’s contradicting views with the values of her time period. While the novel presents Jane’s harsh life and her transformation, the novel mostly consists of Brontë’s challenge to what was deemed acceptable at the time; hence the subtitle An Autobiography. Brontë’s…

In the Victorian era, women were thought as inferior to an dependent being to a man. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, is a true portrayal of society’s attitude towards women in the Victorian age.The average Victorian woman was not granted with freedom. They were expected to marry and raise children. Women were discouraged for their fight of independence. In the novel, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte uses characterization to demonstrate the theme of independence and gender equality. One of the main…