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    Two characters in particular influenced Jane’s character throughout the book immensely. One character that altered Jane’s life completely was Mr. Rochester. When Jane first arrived at Thornfield for her position as a governess, she never expected to develop a sudden interest with the owner of the house. Even though Jane was madly in love with Rochester, she could not marry him due to the staggering discovery that he already had a wife. Jane furtively sneaks out the next morning and soon comes…

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    her protecting Mr. Rochester, but, her lack of self-independence leads her back to the man that betrays her. Jane is a savior, she comes across situations where she helps Mr. Rochester because he is her master, but also because she loves him. During the Victorian Era, women usually had the weaker role, but Bronte has brought a change where Jane acts as the heroic and stronger…

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    Passion Jane Eyre loves Rochester since she first meets him, however she also needs to spend time away from him to truly understand all that she feels for him. The time with her cousins and another man is the experience she needs to realize she can’t love anyone else. She needs to escape, and Rochester needs to learn humility and intimacy to be the man Jane deserves. The time with her cousins and another man is the time she needs to realize she can’t love anyone else. St. John, despite being the…

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    17. Jane soon finds out that she may not see Mr. Rochester for more than a year since he has decided to travel to Europe. Jane is saddened with this news but soon becomes excited when Mrs. Fairfax tells Jane that he will be back for a couple days. Though, Mr. Rochester will be back he won 't be back alone, he will be bringing a massive amount of guests to stay in the house. Jane is surprised when she hears of Grace Poole 's high pay at Thornfield, causing her to realize that she doesn’t know the…

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    through their nationality ‘dissolve the rights [Rochester] assumes to “take up… airs of superiority”’. In the light of Ferguson’s theory, Christophine overpowers Rochester, and supplies Antoinette with…

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    multiple parts of the novel. For example, Daniel blackmails Rochester when he says “But if I keep my mouth shut, it seems to me you owe me something. What is five hundred pounds to you? To me it is my life.”This shows the control…

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    reveal him.” (British author, James Allen) Do people or circumstances change? In the gothic novel Jane Eyre, there are many changes in circumstances and the people. Jane, the protagonist, searched for a home, love, and family. She meets Edward Rochester, a wealthy, passionate man with a dark secret. She falls in love with him, they try to marry but complications occur. After the complications are sorted out, they marry and have a baby boy. Jane’s circumstances changed, they allowed her to…

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    depicts Bertha Rochester as a lunatic without explaining how she becomes crazy; however, Wide Sargasso Sea justifies her by exposing the reader to the torture Mr. Rochester puts her through that leads to her insanity. Analyzing the differences between the two novels, specifically the change of Bertha’s physical appearance and the different portrayals of Bertha’s suicide, helps the reader understand how Bertha’s steady progression towards madness is due to her unjust treatment by Mr. Rochester.…

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    in the name of propriety. Marriage is a key component to both Mrs. Mallard 's and Jane 's identities. However, since Louise dies from losing the momentary taste of freedom that she had been denied of for so long by her husband, and Jane gains Mr. Rochester, Adele, and her future children as dependents, both texts suggest that marriage has a negative effect on women; being married strips away any independence that a woman may possess.…

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    love with Mr. Rochester because both of are equal on a level of intellect, although Jane feels like she is not good enough for Mr. Rochester • Jane feels that Mr. Rochester is a good man but the circumstances around him make him the harsh man he is. • Theme of love  A clue that shows us that Jane is in love with Mr. Rochester is when she say’s “more cheering than the brightest fire” which is also an imagery Quote #2 • There is a change in Mr. Rochester’s character  Mr. Rochester is not…

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