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    One of the most famous literary critiques of Jane Eyre is also one of the most harsh. This review comes from Elizabeth Rigby and was published in 1848. Rigby declares Brontë’s work to be an . Brontë published her novel at a time when literature was supposed to be religious and show demonstrate appropriate Christian behavior. The character of Jane Eyre was not welcomed in Victorian society. This is shown when Rigby writes, . Rigby also declares that . At this time, women were restricted to…

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    Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s life greatly related to The Yellow Wallpaper. In her autobiography, The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, she wrote of a similar experience with rest cures while filling the role of mother and wife. She came to the realization that rest cures caused her to become weak and passive. This helped develop Gilman’s theories concerning a woman’s role in marriage and society. She became a prominent figure in American feminism by writing and lecturing for the reform of…

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    In spite of Jane Eyre being one of the most engaging novels of its time due to its brilliant plot and peculiar characters, it also has an abundance of historical importance as well. Firstly, Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre was one of the first modernist literature to be published. “‘Modernist Literature’ is [just] a hefty phrase that basically refers to literature written between 1899 and 1945, and involving experimentation with the traditional novel format” (Shmoop Editorial Team).…

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    Jane Eyre was published in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte. The same year, Wuthering Heights was published by Emily Bronte (of course, under their respective pseudonyms- Currer and Ellis Bell). It seems there were more things in common with these books than just the sisters who wrote them. The characters and themes are shared between the two classics. Gothic elements, like the presence of ‘something more’. The supernatural. But, where Wuthering Heights contained explicit proof of the supernatural with…

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    “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte is a story about a youthful orphan, named Jane Eyre, who was living an awful life with her aunt and cousins, the Reeds. Jane’s character developed throughout the novel. Bronte acquired the buildup in her characters by the multiple locations in the novel, since the settings mostly reflects the human’s emotions. The different locations Jane encountered had a huge impact on her character and the mood throughout the story. The novel started at Gateshead Hall, where…

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    Finally there is the mode, which is linked to the textual function. Essentially, the mode is how a text communicates information to the audience (119). Halliday describes the mode as “what part the language is playing, what it is that the participants are expecting language to do for them in that situation” (Halliday and Hasan, 12). Additionally, this entails the form or medium the text is presented in (Schirato and Yell, 119). According to Schirato and Yell, the mode of a language needs to…

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    In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte employs birds a symbol in order to highlight important themes in her novel. While birds traditionally symbolize freedom and expression, Bronte uses them to show independence (or a lack of), freedom, and rifts in social class. Bronte also depicts some of her most prominent characters as birds such as Jane, Rochester, Adele, Bertha, and even Rochester’s guests. Through the use of bird symbolism Bronte highlights important topics in her novel, while giving the reader…

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    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,…

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    self-determination, and freedom that everyone will crave at least once in their lifetime. During the 1840 's, feminism was beginning to spread, yet it was still a struggle for women to obtain independence, especially for those who truly wanted it. Charlotte Bronte 's romantic fiction novel, Jane Eyre, is named after the main character who encounters the same conflict as the majority of the women in her time period along with experiencing love. For some people, independence is not one of the…

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    then you know what Charlotte Perkins Stetson felt like. Charlotte wrote a story called the yellow wallpaper and this piece of literature or tackles many subjects that would not become civil rights issues until many years later. Charlotte wrote the story based on the experiences that happen in her real life, which adds an eerie feeling while reading this story. It really makes you stop and think about how things used to be when dealing with mental health and the family unit. Charlotte choosing to…

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