The main character in the novel Jane Eyre is a strong, ambitious, self-sufficient woman by the name of Jane Eyre. ... Despite three major challenges throughout her life, Jane Eyre is able to find love and a feeling of belonging without encroaching upon her sense of self. ... Jane Eyre begins her life as a young orphan raised by a wealthy family at a place called Gateshead. ... The red-room is a symbol of Jane's feeling of isolation, although she feels both "locked in" and "locked out." ... Reed and Gateshead is the first of three major challenges Jane Eyre overcomes in her life in ord...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

An ode the woman herself, Queen Victoria, and the subsequent characteristics of the Victorian period In an unpredictable, tumultuous era, the stern, staid figure of Queen Victoria came to represent stability and continuity. The adjective "Victorian" was first used in 1851 to celebrate the nation...

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• Approx Pages: 27