Jane Eyre Failure

Women who had no claim to wealth or beauty received the harshest of realities in America’s Victorian era. Author Charlotte Bronte – from America’s Victorian era – examines and follows the life of a girl born into these conditions in her gothic novel Jane Eyre (of which the main character’s name

Readers learn early in the story that Jane Eyre does not fit contemporary society's idea of a proper woman.  As a child, Jane stands up to her aunt, Mrs. Reed, on more than one recorded occasion when Jane feels she has been treated unjustly (Brontë 28, 37).  At one point, Jane bluntly tells her aunt, "I declare, I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed [Jane's cousin]" (37).  This was at best improper behavior for a child in Victorian society, and it was most definitely seen as improper by Mrs. Reed who grows to hate Jane, calling her "tiresome, ill-conditioned" and "scheming" (26).  But her aunt's reprimands and hatred do not deter Jane from speaking up in the face of injustice.

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,

Criticisms of relationships have been addressed in novels throughout our time, but they are central theme in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Specifically, readers can see criticisms of relationships built on passionate love. Example of this are seen through Rochester

Furthermore, this demeaning and negative attitude Jane is exposed to is further instigated when her cousin, John Reed, expresses her situation by saying: "You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen's children like us". The truth of Jane's unfortunate situation is expressed against her which results in her feeling no true support from this family and confides only in her childhood nursemaid- Bessie, who although behaves inconsistently and has “a capricious and hasty temper”, is the closest mother figure to her. Furthermore, the friction between Jane and John is further emphasised when the first physical aspect of violence is introduced to the reader through a graphic portrayal, further showing the ultimate rejection Jane experienced

Throughout Charlotte Brontë’s novel, Jane Eyre is afflicted with the feud between her moral values, and the way society perceives these notions. Jane ultimately obtains her happy ending, and Brontë’s shrewd denouement of St. John’s fate juxtaposes Jane’s blissful future with St. John’s tragic course of action. When Jane ends up at the Moor House, she is able to discover a nexus of love and family, and by doing so, she no longer feels fettered to Rochester. Moreover, Rochester is no longer Jane’s only form of psychological escape, and thus Jane is in a position to return to him without an aura of discontent. At the end of the novel, Jane is finally able to be irrevocably “blest beyond what language can express” (Brontë 459) because she is “absolutely bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh” (459).

Happily ever after. Too often in novels and fables conclude with forced, fantastical endings designed to match ideal scenarios. In doing so, authors compromise their work’s themes as realistic lessons give way to improbable outcomes. However, in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, imperfection is embraced in the titular protagonist’s relationship with Mr. Rochester, offering a worthy commentary on romance through a woman’s viewpoint. Erica Jong’s introduction to the novel analyzes Jane Eyre’s significance on women’s empowerment in the context of love. Nevertheless, Jong’s assertion regarding male arrogance, female independence, and affection requires qualification. Rather, removing male arrogance and fostering female independence in the minds of both individuals are the keys to lasting love between the sexes.

As for Jane’s relationship to Mrs. Reed and Mr. Brocklehurst, she shares some of the deep antipathy towards them as they do her. However, the authority the two adults have over her, the child, prevents her from responding to their hatred of her in a comparable manner. She does not remain silent, though, in one of her last encounters with Mrs. Reed, in which she promises to reveal Mrs. Reed’s improper treatment of her and vows to never call her “aunt” again. While it shows the enmity runs both between adult and child, only the adult has license to fully express

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.

Everyone thinks a child in an orphanage will find a kind family and live happily ever after, but not in this book. Jane Eyre is a book that illustrates the struggle and growth of a young orphan girl named Jane. Jane battles through the hardship in her education and captivity. This can be seen throughout the places Jane has stayed, such as Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institute and Thornfield. Throughout this story, Jane unlocks her emotions which sculpts her into a mature and independent woman.

Deciding to leave Rochester provides Jane with a basis to mature and achieve financial and social independence, only then is she able to return to him and enter marriage as his intellectual and social equal. Encompassing the entirety of “Jane Eyre” is Brontë's unshakable standpoint regarding gender equality; the injustices experienced by Jane a clear reflection of her own life as a woman in the Victorian era. Jane accentuates Brontë's view that stripped of “custom, conventionalities [and] mortal flesh” women and men are at their very core equals; intellectually, emotionally and socially. Physical differences within “mortal flesh” are not a valid basis for condemning women to be second class citizens or servants, and the ensnaring “farce” of traditional Victorian marriage further implicates women as inferior, controllable and despondent. Brontë's strong social activist concepts are manifested within Jane's thoughts and words, and the accountable injustices become palpable for the reader; instilling a sense of compassion toward Jane and the wider scope of oppressed women in society who desire expression and independence.

Jane is able to rise above her Aunt’s accusations by using them against her and proving that she had been wronged, and not the other way around. Towards the novel, Mrs. Reed reveals that she told Jane’s uncle she had died after he for her over three years ago, reasoning it by explaining it was “Because I disliked you too fixedly and thoroughly ever to lend a hand in lifting you to prosperity” (233). However, Jane’s tells her, “Love me, then, or hate me, as you will. You have my full and free forgiveness; ask now for God’s; and be at peace” (234). With these powerfully simple words, Jane’s character develops as she becomes a better person than her aunt, by forgiving her rather than showing scorn.

Set in the Victorian era, a period where women had to oblige with certain rules and standards that were put forth to them by society. The novel Jane Eyre (1847) written by Charlotte Bronte encompasses the opposite of what was considered the norm for women of her time. The heroine Jane Eyre is depicted as independent, blunt, opinionated and strong. These traits illustrate Jane Eyre as unfeminine and not fit for her years, thus designating her as a social outcast. The novel is a fictional autobiography of the protagonists life written mostly in past tense. As Jane progresses through different stages of her life; Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfeild, Moore, and Ferndean, so does her shift in narration. This paper will delve into the fundamental aspects on the point of view in Bronte’s Jane Eyre (1847), more so the perspective of Jane as the narrator and Jane as the narrated. Since the protagonist maintains two roles in the novel; the

As the first passage shows, Jane expresses to Ms. Reed, who is dying in her bed, that she had always been willing to love her. However, her Aunt allowed her little, if any, room to express it. Bronte's use of diction, words such as passionate (which she is), and vindictive (which she is not), helps clarify Jane's emotions, and her Aunt's reaction to what she is so confidently revealing to her. Ms. Reed remains emotionally cold as Jane embraces her "ice-cold and clammy hand." It is Jane's passion that allows her to experience life to the fullest extent. At this point, when she wishes for reconciliation, Jane realizes that her Aunt has not changed, rather that she has herself. She has allowed herself to accept her Aunt's adamant unwillingness to love her: "living, she had ever hated me- dying, she must hate

Jane Eyre, a novel by Charlotte Brontë, contains several notable themes and messages sent to its readers. Jane Eyre is a coming of age novel that is a story of a girl's quest for equality and happiness. A common theme that recurs throughout the novel is the importance of independence.Charlotte Brontë utilizes several techniques to convey this message, incorporating her personal experiences, as well as including symbolism and motifs. Charlotte Bronte subjects Jane to several conflicts that occur because of Jane’s desire for independence and freedom, such as love, religion, and gender inequality.