Gender Roles In Anton Chekhov And Tender Offer By Charlotte Bronte

During the 19th century female authors were commonly degraded especially when books had a sexual nature. A now notable biography from this period is Charlotte Brontё’s “Jane Eyre”, a detailed account of the life of a young girl that blossoms into adulthood having to face the challenges and social norms of the time. In many works of literature a character intentionally deceives others to either hurt or offer protection. In “Jane Eyre” a character intentionally deceives a loved one with the intention to protect everyone including himself. This particular deception plays a large role in developing the characters of the narrative and the plot development, contributing to the work as a whole.

As C. Sykes examines Victorian literature in his essay, he recognizes that many authors reveal gender issues. While some define characters by his or “her marital status,” others reveal inequality through “female capabilities” (Sykes). Victorian literature, like Bronte’s Jane Eyre, reveal gender

If we look back on the 19th century, we see masterpieces like Jane Eyre that dared to shatter the standard of the quintessential Victorian woman, obedient and tucked away at home. In an article by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Charlotte Brontë, the author of Jane Eyre, was described as dissatisfied by a culture that

In its simplest form, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre tells the story of a young woman, Jane Eyre, who grows up poor, makes the decision to be independent, does so, and, eventually, marries rich. The novel follows her from her childhood to her reunion with the love of her life and she, throughout it, deals with classism and sexism and exhibits her own form of feminism. By the end, it becomes clear that, with this semi-autobiographical novel, Charlotte Bronte was providing a criticism on society’s discrimination toward those of a lower class, a subtle argument against the male-dominated society’s treatment of women, and an even subtler call to action for women to find their own agency outside of the men in their lives. On another end, however,

The stories of Anton Chekhov mark a focal moment in European fiction. This is the point where 19th realist caucus of the short stories started their transformation into modern form. As such, his work straddles two traditions. The first is that of the anti-romantic realism which has a sharp observation of external social detail. It has human behavior conveyed within tight plot. The second is the modern psychological realism in which the action in typically internal and expressed in associative narrative that is built on epiphanic moments. In consideration of the two sides, Chekhov developed powerful personal styles that presage modernism without losing traditional frills of the form. This essay will discuss the Chekhov's portrayal of women.

Charlotte Bronte created one of the first feminist novels--Jane Eyre--of her time period when she created the unique and feminist female heroine, Jane Eyre. Throughout the novel, Jane becomes stronger as she speaks out against antagonists. She presses to find happiness whether she is single or married and disregards society’s rules. The novel begins as Jane is a small, orphan child living with her aunt and cousins due to the death of her parents and her uncle. Jane 's aunt--Mrs. Reed--degrades her as she favors her biological children. Jane 's aunt--Mrs. Reed--degrades her as she favors her biological children. Her cousin--John Reed--hits her and then Mrs. Reed chooses to punish her instead and sends her to the room in which her uncle

Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre embraces many feminist views in opposition to the Victorian feminine ideal. Charlotte Bronte herself was among the first feminist writers of her time, and wrote this book in order to send the message of feminism to a Victorian-Age Society in which women were looked upon as inferior and repressed by the society in which they lived. This novel embodies the ideology of equality between a man and woman in marriage, as well as in society at large. As a feminist writer, Charlotte Bronte created this novel to support and spread the idea of an independent woman who works for herself, thinks for herself, and acts of her own accord.

In the article, “Introducing Jane Eyre: An Unlikely Victorian Heroine” it states, “Considering Brontë’s position and her desire for literary achievement given that context, we are able to see why she felt compelled to write Jane Eyre and to publish it under a male pen name, Currer Bell.” This statement shows how Charlotte Brontë changed her name from a woman name to a guy’s name. She wrote about strong Victorian women in her book without anyone knowing she was also a strong Victorian woman. Robert Southey, the Poet Laureate of England in 1836, told Charlotte Bronte that she shouldn’t be a writer because she was a woman.

In Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre, cultural collision calls to questions one’s identity when one is seen to be out of the ordinary when in a modern world. A study of character development and conflict has the reader understand what the author is trying to imply in her novel that a woman's role is suppose to be lackadaisical is education, dependent on others and relying on men to show affection to a woman while Jane Eyre is reversing the role of a women throughout the novel which brings adversity onto herself with Mrs. Reed, Mr. Brocklehurst, and Mr. Rivers

Bronte’s Jane Eyre gave a voice to women in the Victorian era. Bronte embedded her feminist ideas into her novel, Jane Eyre. Her belief in marrying for love was a head of her time. Bronte used Jane to explore the depth at which women could act in society. Her ideas on women being more educated brought on thoughts of equality of a different level.

In 19th century Russian literature there was often a gender inequality depicted between the male and female characters. Women were expected to get married, start a family, and obey their husbands. Women often made sacrifices and married men they weren’t fond of in order to support their families. Anton Chekhov’s writing questions these gender relationships. The female characters have a strong presence within Chekhov’s works, and they transcend typical gender roles.

Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre emerges with a unique voice in the Victorian period for the work posits itself as a sentimental novel; however, it deliberately becomes unable to fulfill the genre, and then, it creates an altogether divergent novel that demonstrates its superiority by adding depth of structure in narration and character portrayal. Joan D. Peters’ essay, Finding a Voice: Towards a Woman’s Discourse of Dialogue in the Narration of Jane Eyre positions Gerard Genette’s theory of convergence, which is that the movement of the fiction towards a confluence of protagonist and narrator, is limited as the argument does not fully flesh out the parodies that Charlotte Bronte incorporates into her work. I will argue that in the novel

Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre in 1847 during Britain’s Victorian era, a time when the societal culture was patriarchal, meaning men were considered to be superior to women in all parts of life. In general society was guided by etiquette and considered prudish, hypocritical, single minded, and arrogant. The culture of this era was defined predominantly by two main characteristics. First by the rigid caste structure, which prevented most from advancing beyond the station held by their families. Second, the extreme polarization of gender roles, especially in the upper classes. Men were expected to be honorable, enterprising, intelligent, loyal, and morally strong. However, women were expected to be chaste and in the constant company of a chaperone

Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre in 1847; the novel is a Bildungsroman concerning a Victorian woman metamorphosed into an “other,” resulting from her nonconformity and disenfranchisement, and her advancement into a state of independence. Jane Eyre is predominantly the focus of contemporary feminist criticism: Jane is hailed as the epitome of female empowerment, as she overcomes prejudice and forges an equalitarian position amongst the draconian gender caste of Victorian England. However, in “’Not Fit to Associate with Me:’ Contradictions of Race, Class, and Gender in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre,” Sangeeta Parashar claims that it is not with the alienated house-wives of the English mother country where “otherness” is derived, but rather with the subjects of her daughter colonies that this “otherness” further imposes racial and imperialistic undertones upon female characters within the novel. Jane Eyre herself is a metaphor for the preconceived black woman and rather than being a defiant source of rebellion, she submits to the colonist dogma of the Victorian Era, thereby becoming white.

Charlotte Brontë was a female writer in this era, who wrote an entire novel, Jane Eyre, commenting on the fact that women were subverted within society. (Source A) Jane was a young woman who did not accept the views of society regarding women’s status. She spent her entire life trying to find a place in society in which she was comfortable. Although Jane would never be able to have found equality due to the patriarchal culture, she searches for an alternative to ‘a life all passive’ because she does not conform to the domestic sphere, as society expected of her. (Source A) Charlotte Brontë found a way to escape the inactive life of patriarchal society by writing under the pseudonym Currer Bell, and therefore was able to avoid the dilemma that Jane faced. This extract shows that Jane found independence and comfort within the society which oppressed her, and was then at ease to join Mr Rochester, whom she loved, without feeling subjugated. (Source A) Other women, such as Frances Benjamin Johnston, were also straying from the path that was set traditionally for women, which was one of mothering and housekeeping. Johnston was the first female photographer, which was a profession, and therefore in a sphere reserved for men, as the public and professional spheres were reserved for men. By leaving the established area of specialty that was allocated to