Examples Of Diction In Jane Eyre

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Great feminist writers, such as Zora Neale Hurston and Betty Friedan, have been openly outspoken against misogyny in their societies. Charlotte Bronte, a prisoner of the strict and proper Victorian society, speaks out against gender inequality in a subtle manner, as her environment limits her voice. Bronte illuminates the misogynistic and sexist attitudes of the Victorian era in Jane Eyre through the relationships between the protagonist, Jane, and the male characters in the book, through the treatment of madwoman Bertha Mason, and through the inner monologue of Jane herself.

Huck checked everywhere, to make sure no one was awake. Then he crept down the stairs, he saw the coffin. He figured out that the only place to hide the money bag, was Peter’s coffin. When he put it in, he heard someone coming behind them. He ran away but still watched. the person was Mary Jane. She began crying to the coffin, Huck ran away, and went back to bed. He kept thinking about what will happen to the money; he didn’t want to the king to take it. A thought came to him, they would find it when they went to screw the lid for the coffin.

Jane Eyre written by, Charlotte Bronte explores the life of Jane looking back and reflecting on her life. The novel is set during the Victorian time period where there was a strong patriarchal power this is shown though Jane’s thoughts, feelings and actions in life through societal expectations and life experiences. Throughout her life there is a constant sense of imprisonment present. Physical imprisonment, expressed through her emotions and societal all impact and affect her life. Physically Jane is imprisoned; she turns to her emotions to escape lack of freedom and movement.

Bronte, a strong believer in pathetic fallacy, uses location to distinguish the different parts of Jane's life, as well as the names of places in this novel. Each name

The novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Brontë depicts a young girl in England who suffers at the dramatic loss of both her parents and loving uncle. She was left to a rude, maniacal step-aunt named Reed who allows her to be beaten with books and locked away in “Red Rooms”. Eventually she was sent away to the Lowood School were she was then tortured, educated, and made “like a lady.” It is shown throughout the novel that she faces persecution by her own thoughts and actions at the persecution of her happiness and future.  “Charlotte Brontë uses various characters to embody aspects of reason and passion, thereby establishing a tension between the two.

The first passage is from when Jane Eyre is locked in the attic room by force by Abbot and Bessie. Despite her just being punished, along with her earlier treatments, young Jane sees this room as a “jail.” She feels trapped. Unable to express herself in the ways that she sees fit without being tormented by John, or scorned by Mrs. Reed, Jane is forced to accept and take the abuse. When she passes the mirror, she sees a tiny white figure. “All looked colder and darker” to her “than in reality.” She was looking at herself. It is a case of Jane’s internal feelings reflecting on her external appearance and situation. Jane wants to break free and express herself, but feels restrained by her body and her restrictions. The “glittering eyes” that she describes represent her will to be free. It shows a shimmering of hope that she holds on to. The description of “moving while all else was still” also shows how Jane is the only one in the house that is capable of this type of expression. Everything else in comparison to her

“Twenty thousand pounds shared equally, would be five thousand each- enough to spare; justice would be done--mutual happiness secured. Now the wealth did not weigh on me; now it was not a mere bequest of coin-- it was a legacy of life, hope, enjoyment”

I was experiencing an ordeal: a hand of fiery iron grasped my vitals. Terrible moment: full of struggle blackness, burning! No human being that ever lived could wish to be loved better then I was loved; and him who thus loved me I absolutely worshipped: and I must renounce love and idol. (311; ch. 27)

In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre spends her childhood, along with part of her adulthood, trying to find a true family. The Victorian novel is narrated by Jane, past and present, and lets the reader in on what Jane is thinking and how she reacts internally. Jane begins narrating her life at Gateshead and ends the novel at the manor house of Ferndean. Jane visits several places in between and encounters many people, good and bad. As Jane meets new people, she assesses them, checking to see if they are worthy of being the family she has been searching for. Bronte conveys that Jane’s pursuit of family is impacted by her self respect by utilizing the symbol of fire and ice.

Have you ever been disappointed in life and needed someone to talk to? Perhaps most of us have someone to support us when life is hard; it might be our parents or our friends. In a novel by Charlotte Brontë, who was a writer from the Victorian era of England, she portrays a protagonist who does not reveal these feelings to anyone. As the protagonist in Jane Eyre she continuously retreats from people and isolates herself when she encounters unbearably tough situations in her life. When Jane leaves Lowood and decides to become a governess, she never seeks connection but only escape; when Jane is told Mr. Rochester is married, she places herself alone in an unknown future. During these key moments in her life, she generally

To deliberate these points further the settings of Gateshead, Lowood and Thornfield will be assessed. Additionally, the essay will argue how Bronte used the setting to determine how women can go beyond the limitations of their gender, and social class and find fulfilment.

Maturing and growing into adulthood is one of the most important stepping-stones through life. While these journeys are unique to the individual, writers such as Charlotte Bronte give us a different medium in order to experience it through someone else. A novel that depicts the stage of growing into adulthood quite well is the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Jane undergoes a life transformation through, through both meeting various individuals and traveling to different places. The culmination of which grant her the life experience necessary to complete her journey.

Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre incorporates vibrant descriptions of nature and weather, which intertwine literally and metaphorically throughout the novel to reflect the protagonist’s state of mind. Furthermore, Bronte’s meticulous description of everyday objects and experiences provide a world that is both real and tangible to the reader. The novel defies the expectations of social-class, and gender, and transcends various literary genres, while the setting purposely enhances the characters inner feelings and emotions meritoriously, allowing more freedom for commentary, and the expression of taboo topics than solely through the dialogue of the characters.

Charlotte Bronte’s investigation into the journey of women in 19th century is portrayed through Jane Eyre as she lives her life through frequently oppressive people. The story of Jane Eyre provides the groundwork for Bronte’s analysis of female expectations in the Victorian era England versus the more modern and feminist personality of Jane as her struggles are highlighted within the internal conflicts she has to be with someone she loves or to be free. The novel shows that Jane’s unconscious thoughts are almost purely confessional of her fears of motherhood are expressed through her dreams. Furthermore, Jane herself although rejects the social norms of a women due to her strive to be free she does unconsciously believe that she is still inferior due to this as she tries to compensate with her artwork for her ordinary looks. Altogether the character’s artwork, dreams, and confessions throughout the novel provides insight on the repressed wishes of Jane Eyre.