Jane Eyre, Weathering Heights, And Sense And Sensibility

Throughout the Victorian-era novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte utilizes religion to examine how a character’s beliefs influence not merely his or her treatment of other characters, but also the decisions that he or she makes and the reasoning behind these decisions. Jane Eyre, on her search for autonomy, searches for God’s guidance when she needs Him most. While Jane has trust in God, and acknowledges that God’s presence is everywhere, she affirms that God gives humans the power to make their own fate. Jane’s view of religion, as well as human nature, is impacted by her relationships with Helen Burns, Mr. Brocklehurst, and St. John, as religion plays a key role in the course of the lives of these three characters. By contrasting the different religious beliefs of Helen, Mr. Brocklehurst, and St. John, and by highlighting the effects of their religious views on their actions and thoughts, Bronte is asserting that a person’s religious beliefs are not consistently a strong measure of that person’s character.

People imprint themselves on their surroundings; they inject fleeting moments into the veins of their environments, boiling the blood that swims hot through every crevice, echoing and lingering indefinitely. According to Wisker houses are the principal locations where the presence of its residents leave lasting imprints on the structure (2011, 4). Novels To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen both use domestic environments as important sites to emphasise and reflect their characters by deploying the literary techniques of language and style from their respective eras. Woolf as a Modernist writer from the early twentieth century uses experimental techniques and the supernatural genre that was prevalent

Jane Eyre and Fahrenheit 451 are two pieces of literature destined to stand the test of time. They both possess various traits which distinguish themselves as ‘classics,’ thereby allowing them to be relevant novels regardless of the time period. These aforementioned traits are derived from the facts that both of these novels are timelessly relatable in the sense of possessing the universal ‘coming of age’ theme regarding overcoming disillusionment, give a glimpse into history by acting as symbols of societal norms in their respective time periods, and demonstrate elevated writing largely through the use of symbolism.

Brontë and Steinbeck are arguably two of the most prominent writers in English literature, parted by a ninety year time span and a difference in pre occupations, which could be due to their difference in gender. Jane Eyre and Curley’s wife are two of most different characters but similarly both used drive the plot. Both characters struggle to fit into society; Jane is belittled by her Aunt Reed and being kept apart from the other children in the Reed household. Similarly Curley’s wife is looked down upon by the men on the ranch, where she is named a ‘tart’ and ‘rat trap’ she uses her physical appearance to get attention. Both texts show the inequality of society through isolation of the characters.

During the height of the Victorian Era, in which the books Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, and the Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, it was not uncommon for more well-off households of the era to have at least one Governess hired to help keep the younger residents educated and orderly, and to keep the servants of the manor abiding by the constructs in which the Victorian era set out for them as consistently as possible. Therefore, because the Governess was so prominent within the rich classes in regards as a role in their house—like how the contemporary writer gains inspiration for satire of the rich from writing the stereotype of a tired and underpaid maid—the Victorian novelist used the role of the Governess to write in a

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte voiced the radical opinions of Brönte on religion, gender, and social class. Jane Eyre, a young orphan who lived with her vituperative aunt and cousins, strayed away from the Victorian ideals of a woman and established a new status for herself. Jane Eyre was originally written in 1827 and was heavily influenced by the late gothic literature of the 19th century. Gothic literary aspects such as supernatural occurrences, mysteries and dark secrets, madness and danger, and overall suspense created the basis for Jane Eyre. Although Jane Eyre embodied a strong female figure with confidence and intelligence, Jane constantly struggled to find balance between freedom and love in her life.

Since the beginning of time, society has always struggled with the concepts of social classes, religion, and reason v. passion. These timeless issues are shown all throughout history in novels, poems, songs, and other tools that depict history. One great work of art that portrays these constant struggles is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. While addressing social issues of a governess, Brontë also tackles Victorian society’s corrupt and unjust ideals by using different settings and characters such as Mr. Rochester and Gateshead Manor. In Jane Eyre, the depiction of a rigid social class restricts the protagonist, Jane Eyre, from marrying her love, Mr. Rochester. Sadly, Jane’s relationship is also jeopardized by passion v. reason, which is a constant theme used thought the story in places like Lowood and Thronfield. Throughout the novel, the development of Jane’s view of God can be seen, along with different influential aspects of setting and character. Because Jane Eyre is a bildungsroman, Jane Eyre is a constantly evolving character who faces struggles seen in the Victorian era and all throughout history by the influence of people and locations.

The nineteenth-century novel 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

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, makes use of the Victorian era by showing us a character that goes against the norm. The Victorian era was a much different time than it is right now. As individuals and their families who were born in an inferior class were not valued. Bronte created Jane as a way to show us this by giving her a very complex story. Unlike most people in that era Jane was able to live well. She was living with the Reed’s and is also educated yet throughout all of these so call blessings she is still an unwanted orphan and a poor one at that.

In Charlotte Bronte 's transitioning novel Jane Eyre, the fundamental character Jane not just battles with the parts of social class deviations additionally her voyage to locate her own confidence in God and religion. On her trip she experiences three enormously extraordinary minor departure from Christian confidence, all of which, however she at last rejects, help her reach her own decisions of her own confidence and deep sense of being. Her first genuine addressing of religion is with her companion and Lowood school Helen Burns. Jane observes Helen to be gently dedicated in her confidence in God, and Jane appreciates her for it. In any case, Jane battles to acknowledge Helen 's uninvolved view, as it does not have the understanding that Jane looks for. Likewise, at Lowood Jane experiences the proprietor of the school Mr. Brocklehurst, who goes about as a tyrant over the young ladies and instructors at Lowood. His religious goals are those of yield yet it is obvious that Mr. Brocklehurst takes no thought of these goals in his own way of life. Jane promptly rejects Mr. Brocklehurst 's perspective as it is so clearly fraudulent. At long last Jane meets her cousin St. John, a pastor. After watching him and watching one of his sermons she understands that however he is driven and energetic his perspectives concentrate on "disturbing goals" as restrict to the elevating of deep sense of being. She understands that St. John does not have a genuine comprehension of what confidence

Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice were written in consecutive literary eras. Pride and Prejudice was written prior to Jane Eyre; Pride and Prejudice was written during the Regency Period and Jane Eyre was written in the Victorian Era (Kalikoff, Chin-Yi). Elizabeth, from Pride and Prejudice, marries a man named Mr. Darcy who was of a higher social class. Jane Eyre marries Rochester after she gains wealth from her uncle so their classes are equal. Marriage was the survival tool for women; women would marry so that they would have money to survive in the world. Marriage was the survival tool for women. Women would marry so that they would have money to survival in the world. All of the money and land that was in the family’s name was to be given to the eldest son. The daughters were married to men within their social class and depended on their husbands for everything (Chin-Yi). Within the short time period the role of women evolved so that Jane Eyre was able to be an independent woman without a man defining who she is; whereas Elizabeth would have to be married to a man.

The novels Jane Eyre and Great Expectations both take place in a capitalist society. Marx’s fundamental ideas are prevalent in both novels. Karl Marx is a German philosopher who challenged capitalism with the creation of communism. Marx’s most essential and recognized beliefs are that class creates conflict, modern work is alienating, and class struggle is at the heart of the society. He also believes that individuals affected by capitalism are often rugged, which he describes as “putting self-interest above the needs of the community.” (Tyson 60). In Jane Eyre, Jane questions other characters beliefs on Marxism throughout the novel. In Great Expectations, characters challenge Pip on his Marxist beliefs. Therefore, throughout the use of interclass relationships, classism and rugged individualism, readers are able to observe how Jane challenges others Marxist beliefs and other characters challenge Pip’s Marxist beliefs.

Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte explore social class in a number of different ways throughout their novels Pride and the Prejudice and Jane Eyre. They do this through the use of stylistic devices which in turn appeals to their different audiences. Both Jane and Charlotte are notable writers for their remarkable texts. Jane Austen is known for playing a revolutionary role in the generation of English female literature, which was counteracted by this piece- and Charlotte Bronte also developed her feminist thoughts, which have been displayed throughout her novels. By analysing social class in Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre this essay will compare these two women writers’ texts and display how social class is presented

Jane Austen was born in December 16, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England. Jane was the seventh of eight children and the second of two girls. Growing up Jane and her older sister, Cassandra attended Abby’s boarding school, their only education outside of their family.( ) As a result, she became ‘ever fascinated by a world of stories, Jane began to write in bound notebooks’ (“Jane Austen Biography”). Austen’s notebooks were filled with poems and stories that she would soon use in the fast approaching future. Many of her most famous stories are Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility. Within the stories such as ‘in Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen satirizes values and functioning of the British Society in several ways through her characters. Firstly, she attacks the numerous social limitations put on women and their views on marriage resulting because of these restrictions during that time’(“enotes”). Jane Austen often used her writings to depict her viewpoint of the British Social Class System. British Class System is a system in which a person belongs to the upper, middle or lower class and is judged based on where they stand. It often causes them to stay within their class and if one goes above their rank it may be frowned upon.

Jane Austen a very talented writer wrote six books in her entire life time, the books are namely Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey, out of which her top novels are Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. She was vastly appreciated for her realistic way of writing and was highly valued for her clear and meaningful messages conveyed through the novels. Some of the cretiques argues that her book Sense and Sensibility is not that convincing and appealing to the audience compared to Pride and Prejudice. Though the books she wrote were all about all about “women and outlined her books with marriage plot” (Southam, "Criticism, 1870-1940", the Jane Austen Companion, 102) some say