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    events that appear in her novel Jane Eyre, such as Jane’s friend Helen Burns, who was inspired by Bronte’s sister Marie. Like her novel counterpart, Marie died of consumption in an institution much like the Lowood School for orphan girls in the novel. Jane Eyre is the story of an orphan girl who had never known love. She lived with her atrocious aunt and cousins who wanted absolutely nothing to do with her, but her luck changed when she attended Lowood School. As Jane matures over the course…

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    Charlotte Bronté ‘s Approach to Love and Equality With the Book “Jane Eyre” "Jane Eyre" is a book that mentions about England's Victorian Era, its social values, classes, roles of genders and one of the most important samples of Romanticism movement written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronté. Even though it has history over a century, it still protects popularity and its theatre, musical, movie, novel and child book versions are still being published. The author's perfect wording about the themes such…

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    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…

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    Jane Eyre by charlotte Bronte corresponds to the literary genre called Bildungsroman. It relates to the educative events of the journey life takes from childhood to adulthood. The passage studied in this essay is also classed as Gothic genre which features supernatural element like the voice of Mr Rochester Jane recalls clearly hearing out of an unlikely place. In this novel we see Jane growing up in adversary environments passing through a lot of obstacles which she must surmount to survive.…

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    Greek and Roman Divisions Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre details the life of the titular heroine, displaying a character that undergoes both immense physical and mental growth within the pages of the novel. Jane’s developing desire for love is realized when she finally becomes a young adult, as she forms a relationship with her pupil’s caretaker (and possible father) Mr. Rochester. The two intend to get married, yet horrors from Mr. Rochester’s past cause Jane to flee, and she finds herself in the…

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    book. Charlotte Bronte is the author of Jane Eyre. In the first chapter of this book, the reader is introduced to Jane. Jane is a 10-year-old girl and is also the main character who is living with the Reed family. The Reed family consists of 4. To start with, there is Mrs. Reed, she is a blind and deaf mother of 3 children. Then, there is Eliza and Georgian who are the daughters and John who is the son of Mrs. Reed. The Reed family is not very fair with Jane. They do not care for her well being…

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    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 and inner beliefs as…

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    As a statement novel of Victorian times, Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, addressed many issues of Victorian society as they were perceived by Brontë. One of the larger themes woven into the story entailed the struggle between the expression of passion and the restraint of emotion, the latter resulting in what was perceived as the most acceptable behavior. At the time, there were many factors such as gender, class, and age that had defined boundaries for where emotions were to be…

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    Jane Eyre Diary Essay

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    Written Task 1 Jane Eyre Rationale I have decided to write my Written Task 1 as a diary based on the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Born on 1816, Charlotte was one of the many Brontë sisters. She was raised by her stern religious grandparents due to the death of her mother and eldest siblings. She then attended a clergy institute. Following this, she earned a living as a governess and a writer and soon after published the highly-critiqued novel ‘Jane Eyre’ in 1847 under the pseudonym…

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    To connects to the book Jane Eyre in numerous ways. Maya Angelou was an extremely courageous woman as she was persistent in standing up for herself and others, despite her tragic past as a rape victim and sex worker. Instead of withholding herself from society, like a woman in the 1900’s who provided sexual services was expected to do, Maya became a successful “civil rights activist, a singer, a writer, a mother” (Hawksworth) and an inspiration for many. Similar to her, Jane was determined to…

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