The Little Governess

Orphans in Nineteenth-Century England   There is no denying that the nineteenth century in England was a time of tremendous changes throughout the social and economical spectrums. As the adults adjusted to these changes prompted by the Industrial Revolution as best they could, many children, in particular orphans, were faced with poor living conditions that limited their successes later in life. Although most orphaned children were fortunate enough to be placed into sufficient living circumstances

relationships or support, growing up in Gateshead under the supervision of a dismissive aunt. The little attention Jane got was almost always negative because she did not fit in the households mold of a perfect child;

Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847. When I found out how interesting and complex the novel and some of its themes where I could not resist from reading it. Jane Eyre follows the story of a young woman and her quest for self-growth. Everything appears to be going quite pleasant in Jane’s life. Until she discovers that the man she loves is already married and keeps his wife locked away in his attic. A main character is crucial to any story being told. Through this main character

The relationship between the environment and characters in literature played a large role in Victorian novels. This relationship is extremely evident in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, where Jane’s journey to freedom is reflected by her environment. However, Jane’s goal of freedom and equality symbolizes Victorian women struggling to gain these same values. According to Jennifer D. Fuller in “Seeking Wild Eyre: Victorian Attitudes Towards Landscape and the Environment in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre”

In the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, a woman named Jane Eyre has a horrendous and abusive childhood, which has led Jane to be independent. After leaving Gateshead, Jane decides to become a student and at Lowood school. When Jane becomes a governess for Thornfield, she falls in love with Mr. Rochester, who happens to lose his eyesight and his hand due to a lunatic wife. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is where a man named Edmond Dantes gets falsely accused of treason, thrown into

when only boys were allowed to have educations. Thus, Samuel Blackwell educating his daughters would have been shocking to most people of that era. Samuel Blackwell was not slack in his children’s education. In fact, Elizabeth was provided with a governess and private tutors. In 1828, when Elizabeth was only a small child, her father decided to move the family from England to America. But things got tough for the Blackwell family in 1836 after Samuel Blackwell’s sugar refinery burned to the ground

living in England for his entire life. Jean Rhys never states that the two men are the same, but the similarities between the two lead the reader to believe it is so. Jane Eyre (1847) is about a young woman named Jane Eyre who is hired as a governess at Mr. Rochester’s estate, Thornfield, to take care of Adele, a young girl he adopted. When Jane arrives at Thornfield and begins

A Vindication of the Rights of Women The novel A Vindication of the Rights of Women, by Mary Wollstonecraft, has helped change and shape the 1700’s and modern ideas and government. Mary, being a women’s rights activist, she had many opinions of her own that she shared in her book as well as other ideas to solve problems involving unequally to women. In the long run, Mary’s writings have made a large impact to both men and women in the last century and so on. Mary Wollstonecraft was an English

off Jane in Gateshead, where she is treated like a burden of the house. Then, Jane goes off to Lowood, a boarding school for orphans, where she often gets punished by strict teachers and is treated harshly. After she leave Lowood, Jane works as a governess for Mr.Rochester, who treats Jane like an equal and falls in love with her. Jane is left broken hearted when she finds out that Mr.Rochester has a wife and becomes a beggar on the streets. She is found by a man named St.John and is questioned by

Envious vs. Jealous At first glance the average person might think that the words envious and jealous can be used interchangeably, because they are synonyms, but if you stop and analyze these two words you will find that they are not all that interchangeable. When it comes to deciding what words are kept in a language and what words are eventually replaced by more efficient words, a linguist knows that a language can only stand to keep words that communicate something and that are efficient