Jane Eyre, By Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre is a young orphan child, smart and independent in nature and sadly mistreated in her new home. She is outwardly emotional towards her caretaker Mrs. Reed. Her disagreement with her unfair treatment is seen as very disrespectful even though it might be quite just.

However, Mrs. Reed’s persistence to make Jane’s life difficult even after she leaves her “care” suggests this. While Mr. Brocklehurst was shown to be difficult and even cruel man in his encounter with the girls and teachers at Lowood School, he would not have paid any more attention to Jane than the other girls if Mrs. Reed had not told him of Jane’s “tendency to deceit.” Indeed, it seems Mrs. Reed’s actions do not merely ignore Jane’s well-being; rather her actions actively hurt Jane’s well-being. This is shown when John throws a book at Jane, which cuts her and knocks her onto the floor. Rather than ignoring her pain, let alone helping her, Mrs. Reed further hurts Jane by ordering her locked in the room in which her late uncle died. These actions point not to mere negligence, but to

While living at Gateshead, Jane is treated poorly not only by Mrs. Reed, but also by her eldest son John Reed. Jane shows Mrs. Reed Christian humility by being compassionate to her, despite how she treats Jane. When she is older, Jane reflects on her childhood and her aunt’s harsh treatment with a calm and fair view. “Yes Mrs. Reed, to you I owe some fearful pangs of mental

The Reed’s household; Gateshead, is a representation of the beginning of Jane’s long and extensive search for not only injustice for herself, but to those she encounters along the way of her journey. Mrs Reed and Master John Reed are two pivotal characters that are symbols of selflessness and ignorance that had occurred during the nineteenth century between those belonging to the upper-class and those who remained in the lower-class. Both of these figures are cruel and abusive and are the main and central reason of Jane’s suffering. Mrs Reed perceives Jane as the devil and a detriment to her household and her own children. “You were born, I think, to be my torment: my last hour is racked by the recollection of a deed, which, but for you, I should never have been tempted to commit.” – Mrs Reed (page, 243). The sole purpose of Mrs Reed treating Jane Eyre in such a negative and abusive way, all revolves around jealously and injustice. Along with John Reed, Mrs Reed believes that Jane should be categorized along with the servants because of where she has originally come from. Jane begins her story as an orphan raised by a wealthy

As a child, she lived in Gateshead with the Reeds family, yet she felt extremely alone and isolated from the world.Jane’s aunt Sarah Gibson-Reed raised her, although Jane was technically an orphan.When her aunt sent her off to Lowood, an orphaned school, Jane left with a feeling that she does not belong.Yet, when Jane went to Lowood, she had a bit of hope that her circumstances will get better.

It is often said that it is the role of literature to challenge and confront the conventional values of a society. In the novel, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte the idea of challenging and confronting conventional values is stressed often. Perhaps it is in relation to the author herself, as seen in the autobiographical elements recognizable throughout the novel. Some of these autobiographical elements include the form of which the novel is written in, called Bildungsroman where the story is focused around the growth from child to adult and all of the positives and negatives that fall in between. With the setting of the novel, society places a high value on the conventional ideas involved in this progression. The conventional values of society have been challenged in multiple ways in the novel including, illegitimacy, the gap between social classes, and both religion and law, to a great extent.

Within the specter of the Gothic fictions arises the atmosphere of gloom, terror, and mystery with some elements of uncanny challenging reality.At certain points, the interactions between the conventions of the Gothic fictions with other thematic, ideological, and/or symbolic functions of the narrative would rather be challenging. However, though the analysis of Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte, certain factors come into focus.The novel of Charlotte Bronte entitled Jane Eyre has showcased a lot of issues that specifies how women in that time have been depicted by the experiences that the protagonist of the novel has encountered. The novel was published in a time when women were only considered as display or jewels of the noble men and

Jane Eyre is a very strong character, true feminist whose behaviour and believes are only based on social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. She advocates equal rights for herself, therefore suffered a lot of hardships in her life. She contains a very strong feminist stance; and explores the dept at which she may act in the society to figure out her boundaries in a Victorian society. She embodies passion and does what is right for her. She is a very independent woman who is educated when women are under the authority of men. She believes that women are no different from men and believes that marriage is based on love not compromising, which is rarely true in the Victorian society. She has

In “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte, Jane finds herself loved by two different men, with two different intentions, and two different personalities. On one hand is Edward Rochester, who inherited a large fortune from his father. He was burned by past relationships before he met Jane. St. John Rivers, a minister from Morton, is cold and reserved. In many ways he serves as a FOIL character to Rochester. The latter part of the novel deals with Jane’s struggle to choose between the two men, where she ultimately chooses Rochester. With feminism being a strong theme of “Jane Eyre”, Bronte gave Jane a powerful voice, and a sensible thought process. The decision to marry Rochester was based on her independent views and obstinate personality.

Richard Benvenuto’s extract on Jane Eyre’s moral choices throughout the story surrounds itself on the idea of moral struggle between the state of nature and grace. Both nature and grace are viewed as “two self-identities.” These two states are so separated that there are two distinct features of Jane that encompass all of her attributes. Benvenuto describes the complexity of Jane saying, “Not one unitive personality with different parts to it, but two unitive personalities contesting against each other make up her character” (54). The main reason for the two different “personalities” of Jane Eyre is because of St. John and Rochester. Most characters divided by passion and conscience normally fluctuate. For Jane, though she contradicts herself she does not oscillate. She is committed to the life given by nature and the life given by grace. The first sight of commitment of nature occurs when Jane hears Rochester’s voice. This was not some sort of random occurrence or miracle, but it is the productivity of nature. In some way his voice expresses Jane’s inner being, speaking for Jane’s self not only her emotions but also for her deepest goals and aspirations. St. John represents suppression, onus, and an approach expressing the morality of complete grace. St. John forced Jane into to his own realm of grace. Jane never truly acknowledges why she left Rochester in the first place. To the reader this decision can be seen as a mistake. Charlotte Brontë sets up Jane leaving from St.

People learn by example and sometimes the best figures to follow can be found in literature, like the main character in the book “Jane Eyre.” “Jane Eyre” is a novel by Charlotte Bronte that is about a young girl named Jane Eyre who grew up in rural England in the Victorian era and was forced to face harsh cruelties as an orphaned child. When she gets older, she becomes a governess and falls in love with her employer, so she has to deal with fighting society’s rules and what other people want her to do. Jane is a young woman who dares to defy Victorian conventions of femininity, opting for realism rather than sentimentalism, and independence rather than subservience. In her life she projects those things through her actions and beliefs.

The nineteenth-century Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is considered to be a gothic novel. Gothic literature took place mostly in England from 1790 to 1830, falling into the category of Romantic literature. The Gothic takes its roots from previous horrifying writing that extends back to the Middle Ages and can still be found in writings today by many authors including Charlotte Bronte. The strong description of horror, abuse, and gruesomeness in Gothic novels reveals truths to readers through realistic fear. The main characteristics of Gothic literature include: being set in medieval times, dream-states, setting of dark castles and chambers, doubling, and mysterious appearances and disappearances. All of these elements play a major role in the novel Jane Eyre.

“I would always be happy than dignified” are the first words the audience are shown that can cause the reader to wonder whether it will be satisfying or if they would be able to comprehend the author’s message. Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre deals with a young orphan girl who lives a very repugnant life; the transition from her childhood to adulthood makes the reader effectively understand the character’s struggles and accomplishments. When reading this novel, a reader’s imagination can travel back to the Victorian age in England, where everything was differentiated between the men and women of this time era. This can aid readers to get a prominent picture of the life of the main character, Jane. Jane Eyre portrays a variety of themes and symbolism in which focus the central message of this book.

In this novel, Jane finds herself in both negative and positive relationships. Her most prominent negative relationship is none other than with her Aunt Reed. Examples of this are seen almost every time they interact, which is scattered throughout the book. One of the first examples that can be found in the novel is when Mrs. Reed leaves Jane in the Red Room, even though Jane expresses how frightened she is. “‘Silence! This violence is almost repulsive:’…Mrs Reed, impatient of my now frantic anguish and wild sobs, abruptly thrust me back and locked me in, without further parley” (Brontë 22). Mrs. Reed severely haunted Jane during her childhood. She was awful, cruel, and just plain mean to Jane, a young, orphaned child. Jane even repeatedly called Mrs. Reed “aunt”, a term of relation for Mrs. Reed, and being rejected and met with abhorrence instead of love or even pity took a toll on Jane. Jane’s attitude and reaction to Mrs. Reed, mostly because of this specific situation, included something close to loathing as well. She knew from all of her experiences with Mrs. Reed that she would not be able to trust her, but later, Jane did pardon her, illuminating an aspect of Jane’s true character, being forgiveness, even to a woman who felt nothing short of disgust for her. Furthermore, in a conversation between the now delirious, dying Mrs. Reed, and the adult Jane, Mrs. Reed reveals concepts to the reader. “‘I have had more trouble with that child than anyone would believe. Such a

The eponymous character in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre faces many struggles during her life, the largest being the struggle against the John and Mrs. Reed that defines her early years. At the beginning of the novel, John Reed torments Jane, causing her to struggle against him and ultimately be punished. John physically abuses Jane, hitting her and flinging a book at her for no reason (10). When Jane fights back, John yells, causing Jane to be punished and initiating another struggle, one against Mrs. Reed. After years of being forced to raise Jane, Mrs. Reed is resentful of her and frequently excludes her from the family. Finally, Jane has had enough and before the she leaves for the Lowood School, she has one final struggle against