Category: Jane Eyre

There have been various approaches applied to Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso sea. The struggles of women in the Victorian era in finding their identities and gaining acceptance within a male dominated society is evident in both novels. This essay will look into and compare a feminist and psychoanalytical approach to…

In this essay as you can see, I will mention the Bildungsroman which are samples of Victorian age English literature. As a result of research, you can find answers to questions such as: How was the Victorian age? How affected in literature? What is Bildungsroman? What are the features of Bildungsroman? How did it come…

Published in 1847, Jane Eyre shocked Victorian England. Written in a form of a Bildungsroman, usually reserved for the male voice, the story follows Janes journey of maturation as she develops her own identity. We see her grow from a child with unfortunate circumstances into an assertive woman who is able to marry a man,…

Section A: In this section I will be analysing Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, It is a prequel to English novelist Charlotte Brontës most prominent novel, Jane Eyre. This extract takes place in the latter half of the postcolonial novel, part three in section seven. In this essay, I am going to make a…

Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts, as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, to absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their…

You might have heard the quote follow your heart but take your brain with you at least once in your life. Meaning, love without any hesitation but trust your reasoning when your head fights with you. Throughout Jane Eyre, Jane is described as a passionate but reasonable person. She proved reasonable when confronting her aunt,…

The Victorian period was known for its strictly defined values and highly regulated culture. Charlotte Brontes biographically-styled narrative uses the novel form and characterisation of Jane Eyre to critique these intense values. This process compelled individuals to reassess their perspectives of the Victorian era and adjust their views on society. Bronte is challenging these realities…

Middle class women were brought up to be pure and innocent, tender and sexually undemanding, submissive and obedient to fit the glorified angel in the House (Thackerays The Angel in the House). Women were not expected to express opinions of their own outside a very limited range of subjects, and certainly not be on a…

In Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre encounters three different figures in her life: Mr. Brocklehurst, Helen Burns, and St. John. They represent their own established versions of religion that builds upon the foundation of her faith to God. These versions are presented in order to contrast the opinions of Jane which play a central…

In The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte focuses on how women try to unravel their mind from the social conventions that they must live with day by day. Gilman and Bronte analyze how women is forcefully living in a haunted atmosphere and tries to slowly move away by…