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In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice the characters of Jane and Elizabeth have very different personalities and ways of handling life. Jane and Elizabeth are the two eldest Bennet sisters and are extremely supportive of each other, but contrast vastly in personality. In the book and throughout the story they feel the pressure of both their parents expectations and societies. Both girls do an exceptional job of not breaking under this pressure. Also, they do not settle even when it may be in…

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…

the life of Elizabeth Bennet, who has to constantly navigate her way through troubles often caused by her sisters. You can see the profound impact sisterhood has throughout the book in the way Jane and Elizabeth act as each other 's confidants, the sisterly competition showcased throughout the book, and Jane 's relationship with her own sister Cassandra matched the events occurring in the book. That is why the relationships between sisters is a central theme in Pride and Prejudice, as the lives…

Watson 1 Jane Eyre Literary Analysis Nautica Watson Ms.Lovin AP Literature 02/08/18 SOCIAL CLASS STATUS IN JANE EYRE Charlotte Bronte's novel by the name Jane Eyre is set in Victorian England, a place that social class played a huge factor in life as well as in society. Therefore, the novel plays a critical role in exploring the Victorian England strict hierarchy. Of importance, is that through Jane the main protagonist in the novel, Charlotte attempts to show that social class relationships…

time period that her novels Jane Eyre and Villette were written in, the Victorian Era, women had no value, so being a female author was not only a huge accomplishment, but a huge step forward for women around the world. In her works, she was very outspoken about the oppression of women, and the themes and plots reflect this. Women were expected to aspire to marriage, and many of them would marry only for money. Education…

Surrounded by witnesses, a minister and Mr. Rochester, her fiancé, Jane patiently waits to get married, as the mystery of Thornfield Hall slowly unravels around her. Unbeknownst to her, Rochester’s actual wife, Bertha Mason, is within close proximity.The revealing of the mystery will pose as a test to Jane's morals and her character. Through Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte utilizes the events surrounding the mystery of Thornfield Hall by displaying specific passages in the novel that emphasize the…

Jane's life at the Lowood Institution in the novel "Jane Eyre" is not a very positive one. There are only a few characters like she likes, but there are also a couple that she does not like. At Lowood, Jane deals with a lot of internal conflicts as well as external conflicts. When she first arrives, she becomes offended with the way Mr.Brockelhurst questions her. Mrs.Reed, her aunt, begins to say that she lies often and that makes it worse for her. One day she becomes humiliated at school when…

In the Novel Jane Eyre we may touch that the 19th century British society is divided into different social class, in which is usually very difficult to evolve. If a person born in one of the layers societies will generally be dedicated to staying, whether in the ascending or descending. Jane Eyre holds the difficult role difficult between-two-classes: born in modest class and being orphan in her early ages, and became later on a housekeeper in Reed family made her life imbalanced between classes…

Phoebe Holden's younger sister and Jane Gallagher Holdens love interest were two iconic characters throughout the novel the catcher in the Rye. Both of these characters have two main functions to help our protagonist Holden Caulfield. Phoebe is described as a pure and innocent child. She is shown throughout the entire novel being everything that Holden enjoys about childhood. Phoebe is honest and innocent unknowing of how cool the world can be. Simply because she's a child she has all the traits…

have to choose either to yield to other's values or to value our own principles. A Gothic novel Jane Eyre explores the epitome of a young yet prideful girl, Jane, who chooses to retain her principles. Since childhood, Jane has experienced a set of injustice and oppositions, and those hardships have influenced her to develop her own way to confront the inequitable world. Indeed, the principles that Jane valued ultimately lead her to be an independent woman. Through this Victorian novel and…