In both Jane Eyre and Great Expectations, the central character is an orphan, who helps articulate various social and moral conflicts in society. ... Whereas Jane Eyre seeks to be loved, Pip seeks social advancement, wealth, and the desire to be a "gentleman."" ... Like Pip, Jane Eyre, in her passage through loneliness, isolation, intense suffering and temptation, asserts her own individuality, forges a sense of identity, and proclaims her freedom and independence of will. ... A significant difference between the two journies of Jane Eyre and Pip is that Jane has found a way over social as...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jane's Eyriness Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre challenges the accepted Victorian conceptions of gender hierarchy, making the statement that a woman's inner development merits as much attention and analysis as that of a man. ... This is a very bold statement by Bronte, in her attempt to make a political statement within her book Jane Eyre. ... He wasn't exactly the prettiest of characters, and this was done by Bronte for a reason. ... The entire passage from chapter twelve of Jane Eyre is a symbol of Bronte's disgust with the social restrictions put on women of he...

• Word Count: 1148
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jane Eyre is set during the Victorian period, at a time where a women's role in society was restrictive and repressive and class differences distinct. ... Not only is "Jane Eyre" a novel about one woman's journey through life, but Bronte also conveys to the reader the social injustices of the period, such as poverty, lack of universal education and sexual inequality. ... Miss Temple is the kind and fair-minded superintendent of Lowood School, who plays an important role in the emotional development of Jane Eyre. ... Bronte throughout the novel uses weather to set the mood of ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The books Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and David Copperfield by Charles Dickens were written in the Victorian era where gender and social limitations were forced upon the protagonists by society; both books use very simple characters to define and defy these limitations set before them, which ultimately created classics. To identify how gender impacted Eyre and Copperfield, gender roles must be identified. ... David Copperfield and Jane Eyre had very similar childhoods, Jane was orphaned David lost his father, Jane lived in an abusive home, David lived in an abusive home, Jane was sent off t...

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• Grade Level: High School

In matters of character Victorians prized respectability, earnestness, a sense of duty and public service; most would have regarded an industrious, pious conventionality as the best road not only to material recompense but to heavenly rewards as well. ...

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