Chris Eyre

passion about ultimately irrelevant details.” (Weiland). For imagery to be effective it must be inviting to the reader, captivate their attention and create emphasis and coherence throughout the novel however, Charlotte Bronte's descriptions in Jane Eyre have a tendency to alienate her readers, invoke a lack of interest and are not distributed appropriately throughout her novel. These factors, therefore, render her imagery ineffective. Charlotte Bronte has a gift for presenting vivid…

Rochester’s marriage that rebels against the archetypal relationship in the Victorian era where a male would typically be the “prop” for a female. This theme of rebellion is envisioned invariably as a positive manifesto throughout Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. One fashion that Jane’s nonconformity is marvelous is that she abandons her abusive household and traverses to Lowood. In chapter IV Jane explodes after her mother calls her a fraudulent child. Iterated Victorian etiquette was that people…

given me. It was the most ethereal looking poupée I have ever seen, with black hair of wool striking blue eyes; almost resembling the features of my mother. As I was absorbed in my ecstatic contemplation, I heard Mr. Rochester raise his voice at Miss Eyre, “speak!” said he, with a loud and assertive tone. My heart pounded when I heard him, and my hand began to feel clammy against my doll’s face. The very act of listening to their conversation weakened me, as past memories associated with him…

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 greatest things he or she wants, but for Jane, it…

Throughout the entire novel of Jane Eyre, the author, Charlotte Brontë, uses Biblical theology and Christianity for enhancing the reader’s enjoyment and understanding of the story. By closely analyzing these references in context, the reader can develop a deeper appreciation for the writing and begin to see a new depth to the plot and characters in Jane Eyre. A notable example of Biblical reference and theology in Jane Eyre is found at the end of chapter 9, where Helen Burns tells to Jane about…

the relationship is the “Self”, and the “Other” has little power in comparison (Spivak in Rodenburg 7th lecture). In this essay I will discuss the ways in which the roles of Other are negotiated by Jane Eyre and Jane in Jane Eyre, and “The Yellow Wallpaper” respectively. I will argue that Jane Eyre resists otherness more effectively than Jane by asserting her independence through challenging and then leaving Rochester, in comparison Jane resists otherness, but fails to separate herself from the…

The Hunter Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is a story with a theme that criticizes the inequality between different social classes; people treating suffer as a form of entertainment and care a lot about the importance of appearances. Growing up in District 12 of Panem, a country established after the North American governments collapsed, Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the story and its narrator, is a tough, resourceful 16-year-old girl that is way more mature than her age. After her…

I read the book “Girls Like Us” by Gail Giles. This book is about two special-education girls, Quincy and Biddy, who have just graduated high school and are now living together with an older lady. They are learning to live on their own with the guidance of Ms. Elizabeth. In return, they also help Ms. Elizabeth with her cooking, cleaning, and other jobs around the house. At the beginning of the novel, Quincy can not stand Biddy. Biddy is always in her own world and is a girly-girl. Later in…

“The little lady who made this big war”. . . the words spoken by Abraham Lincoln when Harriet met him during the Civil War. So how did Harriet Beecher Stowe help abolish slavery? Harriet Elizabeth Stowe was born June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her mother Roxana Foote Beecher, and her father Reverend Lyman Beecher had ten children. Harriet was the seventh to be born. When Harriet was five, Roxana Beecher died from tuberculosis. Her father remarried one year after and had four more…

Jamaica Kincaid “Girl” Meet the author, Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, a girl born and raised in the West Indies, who later changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid. Jamaica wrote the short story “Girl” that talk about a fictional character having a very difficult upbringing, being raised in a place that was under British rule, which parents stuck to the old African cultures for the children upbringing. It seemed the mother was very fearful of the environment in which her daughter was growing up…