The Little Governess

or two I hope to pour them into your lap” (819). Jane protests at this saying “then you won’t know me, sir; and I shall not be your Jane Ere any longer, but an ape in a harlequin’s jacket” (819). Jane is, by her own definition a “plain, Quakerish governess” (819) and thus these jewels are a denial of who she is. She says of him “his smile was such as a sultan might, in a blissful and fond moment, might bestow on a slave his gold and gems had enriched” (826), demonstrating that the sense of equality

after she leaves Gateshead and moves to Lowood Institution. Bronte foreshadows poor nutrition at the school through a hungry bird whom Jane gives the remains of her breakfast. "My vacant attention soon found livelier attraction in the spectacle of a little hungry robin, which came and chirruped on the twigs of the leafless cherry-tree" (41; ch. 4). This description of a hungry bird allows the reader to understand Jane’s compassion for others, and her willingness to give. It also seems to foreshadow

train company, the Orient Express. Pierre Michel is the conductor who prepares all the different compartments all around the clock. Dr. Constantine is the man who examines the body, and also tries to help solve the case. Mary Debenham is an English governess, on her way to meet the new family she will be with. Colonel Arbuthnot is an English colonel for the Army of England. Mrs. Hubbard is an American matron who won't stop talking, especially about her daughter. She seems to be a daydreamer and a drama

The belief that women should have equal economic, political and social rights which were offered to men was known as feminism. Feminism has been a prominent and controversial topic in writing for over two centuries, with the view articulating in the “19th century meaning that women were inherently equal to men and deserved equal rights and opportunities.” (Gustafson, 1) Many women throughout time have stood forward towards women’s rights. Jane Eyre was written and published during the Victorian Era

Jane Eyre is a personal journey for independence and belonging in an extremely unpleasant society. Jane Eyre is very distinctive from other romantic pieces of the era, in the fact that it portrays a woman searching for equality and dignity through independence from those who treat her as a second hand citizen. Finding independence is Jane’s only way to combat the situation she is stuck in time and time again throughout her life. Throughout Jane Eyre, Jane, attempts to find independence and a sense

The heroine of the novel, Jane Eyre, a 10 years old girl that remains an orphan after her parents died when she was little, embraces the struggles of life in her search of a real home and family. With her parents and uncle dead, she did not have anyone else on the Planet to really care about her and show her the affection a child needs, therefore she constantly feels like she does not belong anywhere. Life moves her from place to place and it is not until the end of the novel that she finds herself

Two Different Breeds In present day America, there is no societal statement that is proclaimed more often than "all people are created equal." However, this value is in complete contradiction to the class oriented views of the 19th century. The 19th century was most known for society's oppression towards the lower class and especially women. Jane Eyre, an award winning novel, depicts and vividly describes these stereotypical beliefs that the people of this time withheld. All these beliefs

Mental Isolation in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis The metamorphosis very possibly was written by Kafka as an outlet for his feelings of isolation and helplessness. In it, the protagonist, Gregor Samsa, awakens one morning to find himself spontaneously "transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." The story continues from there in a most realistic fashion: his family rejects him, and he stays cooped up in his room until he dies. Although interpretations of the story differ, my opinion is

an animal, John calls her a "bad animal" (41; ch. 1) and a "rat" (42; ch. 1). Abbot, the lady's maid also looks at Jane as an animal, "if she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care for such a little toad as that" (58; ch. 3).     In chapter three, Bessie sings a ballad that describes the orphan's life as well. The ballad speaks of orphans' loneliness and sad life. At the end of the ballad, Bessie tells Jane, "Come, Miss Jane, don't cry

How should a woman act and look? Since the beginning of time women have been expected to act feminine, act with poise and elegance, and look presentable. This has been the social norm and a phenomenon women have gotten accustomed to follow. Women are often afraid to get looked down upon, not respected, or called effeminate, so out of this fear they behave the way society forces them to act. There is no law stated that a woman should act or dress a certain way, but for some reason over the years gender