Jane

Phyllis Wachter, Aiko Yamashiro, Laura Boyle, Harry L. Katz, Elaine Bander, Anne Toner, and James Rovira, Jane Austen is THE greatest author from the last two centuries. Each and every one of the authors mentioned has an impressive reputation, however, not nearly as impressive as Jane Austen’s. Even Wendy Lesser claims one of the main reasons she reads is because of Jane Austen! Without a doubt, Jane Austen IS the greatest author of the past two centuries. She wrote only six books, although…

the ideal woman included a beautiful physical appearance, a certain level of knowledge and a high level of obedience. The expectations of an ideal woman create an impenetrable mold that women cannot break from, causing them to take drastic actions. Jane Eyre fights these standards by defying all of the expectations and still maintaining a decent lifestyle. Through this essay, I will examine the preset standards for the ideal woman through physical appearance, obedience and knowledge set forth in…

With age comes change. This is especially true for Jane in Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre is a dynamic character that changes from a mistreated, spirited little girl to a mature, independent woman with her own values. Jane Eyre finds strength, confidence, and her morality along her path in the novel. Other characters help her along her path of change, whether they are friend or foe. At first, Jane is a young child that is completely dependent on others and is trampled on and…

Parts of Charlotte Bronte’s life reflects the life of her most well known protagonist, Jane Eyre. Their strikingly similar childhood has much to do with not only reason for the development of Jane Eyre as a dynamic character, but also the entire plot of the novel. The death of Bronte’s mother; even at such a young age, had a drastic effect on her life. Her mother's dead lead to her father's push for a strong education, inevitably leading to her career in english literature and writing. After…

The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte emerged in the mid-nineteenth century when women were defined by strict social and gender expectations. The novel tells the story of Jane, a young orphaned girl, who grows to be a rebellious, independent thinker that follows her heart regardless of what society expects of her. She faces multiple difficulties due to the oppression of her opinions and the Victorian era’s gender ideals, but refuses to conform or be submissive towards the men in her life. The…

The novel Jane Eyre can be viewed through a feminist lens because of love, wealth, different obstacles and being employed. “Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women 's social roles, experience, interests, and feminist politics in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, psychoanalysis, economics, literature, education, and philosophy.”…

life of Jane Goodall “My greatest hope lies in the fact that young people, are not only aware of the problems, but actually want to help solve them” (Haugen 93). Jane Goodall is a primate conservationist, every year she helps save more and more wildlife. Jane Goodall saves many chimpanzees from suffering in the wild with medical aid and shelter to the sick and injured. Goodall formed several agencies in which she helps fund, to save as much wildlife as she can. Beginning at a young age Jane…

“Wherever you are is my home – my only home”, are Jane Eyre’s confessed words of love to Mr. Rochester, revealing that a home is not necessarily confined to a place, it could also be found where people are. In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Jane’s home is Mr. Rochester, who she falls madly in love with him, and it is that precise love intensity that allows her to continue demonstrating her diligence and great work ethic as a governess throughout the novel – and reason for her to ultimately…

idea of following what is morally and socially accepted and following what their heart desires. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre, The main character Jane eyre struggles with this issue as well. Jane Eyre, a passionate, poor orphan girl who, after being sent away by her aunt to a boarding school, becomes a governess to a wealthy bachelor’s 8-year-old ward in Thornfield. Jane finds herself falling in love with Mr. Rochester and he does with her, and on the day of their marriage their dreams…

Feminism is inclusive of women of all backgrounds, races, and cultures, which Bronte fails to represent in the whitewashed Jane Eyre. In a rather opposite manner, various women in the novel are derogated and denigrated due to their different upbringings. When Jane first acknowledges Bertha’s existence, she reports her to Rochester as having “‘a discoloured face - it was a savage face….fearful blackened inflation of the lineaments! ...the lips were swelled and dark’” (Bronte 283-284). As Jane’s…