Charlotte Mason

Humans have a trend in which we only sacrifice at the most critical or important point, which helps reveal the what we value. This is showcased in the novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, when the author uses the protagonist, Jane Eyre, to showcase a theme of sacrifice and sometimes lack thereof regarding one’s moral principles in a Victorian society. Throughout the novel, Jane deliberately sacrifices her safety, stability, and emotional gratification, which highlights her character’s values…

Jane Eyre, a gothic and romantic novel, was written by Charlotte Brontë and officially published in October of 1847 under her pen name “Currer Bell” (“Jane Eyre is published”). Throughout the period that her novel was published, women were stereotyped as housewives and caregivers to their children. By publishing under a pseudonym, she saved herself from verbal attacks concerning her femininity. She was bold by publishing her work. Her novel contains many instances where the degradation of women…

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 novel Jane Eyre is a famous roman literature in the history, which is written by Charlotte Brontë, a female author in the background of Victorian Era; it’s talking about the love story between Mr. Rochester and Jane Eyre. Instead of the of the story between them, the novel also has a lot of creepy plot; the eerie and mysterious incident keep happening around Jane Eyre. Now, due to chapter 23 and 24, Mr. Rochester and Jane are finally getting married, but just before the union, a foreshadow…

Hysteria made a prominent mark on history, not only for women but also men. Hysteria is discussed by Victorian authors such as Charlotte Brontë and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Their works of Jane Eyre and “The Yellow Wallpaper” give a woman’s perspective to the commonality of diagnosing women with hysteria during the Victorian era. Brontë’s Bertha Mason and Gilman’s Jane are examples of women and their reactions to the treatments forced on them. Hysteria was a medical diagnosis associated solely…

about Bertha Mason Rochester and the narrator from “The Yellow Wallpaper”. There are so many similarities. A misunderstanding husband traps each of them, they themselves are trapped, they are stuck in their own minds which drive them mad, and so much more. These similarities include the use of a gothic tone, a sense of male superiority, mistreatment of space, and the mental instability of women. In this paper I will analyze Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Charlotte Brontë’s…

In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte challenges the stereotypes and roles expected of women at the time by demonstrating abilities that men, as well as society do not expect her to have. Jane possesses qualities that are considered masculine according to the Victorian era such as thinking for herself and standing up to her values even when it means defying societal expectations of a female’s place. She ultimately overcomes the oppression of the male gaze that once limited her by dismissing these…

Perception Versus Reality The novel, The Outsiders and the play, Sorry, Wrong Number, talks about the misperception of Ponyboy, an orphaned kid who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Stevenson, a woman who lives in a house with her husband and maid. Mrs. Stevenson also thinks she is ill and adored by others. Mrs. Stevenson and Ponyboy both have a misperception of the people in their lives. They also believe differently of, or about, the people they live with. Ponyboy believes Darry, his…

Autobiographic or personal writing’s The narratives by Mary Rowlandson, Sarah Kemble Knight, and Olaudah Equiano are all autobiographic or personal stories that have been the landmarks of the early American literature. Both Rowlandson's Narrative and Knight's Journal track the solitary encounters of real puritan women who move past their familiar place in the pioneer property. Although the fortuitous distinction between Rowlandson's and Knight's goes from which their accounts were created, the…

Charles Dickens once said that “no one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” This theme is present in Orphan Train a novel written by Christina Baker Kline. A beaten, broken, freezing little girl and a warm-hearted, lively individual. This is the relationship between a little girl and her teacher. Miss Larsen noticed a problem with a little girl’s life and did everything she could to help. Throughout this novel there is a progressing relationship between a little girl…