Jane Eyre's boldness, juxtaposed with the suppressed presentation of the female experience in Victorian era society - one in which a woman was to be a submissive, domestic housewife under a male dominance - embodies the frequently silenced voice of feminism. ... Jane Eyre, as an orphaned young woman, faced many trials with absolute resolution. ... Jane Eyre spends the majority of her life feeling "ensnared," or inferior to others. ... During one of Jane and Rochester's discussions, he has Jane move so that he is comfortable, "Miss Eyre, draw your chair still a little f...

• Word Count: 1206
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• Grade Level: High School

Moreover, Women were not allowed to express themselves and claim their own identity, independence and sense of belonging, such as the protagonist in Jane Eyre, who struggles to find a family and home. ... Jane Eyre shows the condition of an orphan with regard to the home as she has no home and no sense of belonging (Tabosa, 2008, p. 348). ... As if Jane were a trouble, because the word "lighter" suggests that Jane is a burden to Reed's family. ... Although, Helen represents an angel figure for Jane, she leaves Jane as she dies young of disease. ... During her time in school, she became im...

• Word Count: 2175
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Bronte did a very good job at expressing the way women were treated and how society was through the book Jane Eyre. ... When, her aunt sent her off to Lowood right before Jane left Jane told her that she didn't love her and never would. So, her Aunt told the man that Jane was a liar! Jane wasn't a liar and that made her mad. When Jane got to Lowood she accidentally dropped her slate and Mr. ...

• Word Count: 391
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Even during their first encounter Jane is "impressed"... .....

• Word Count: 934
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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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Charlotte Bronte depicts a women struggling with society in Jane Eyre. Jane has to live with her Aunt Mrs. Reed because her father died and she promised to take care of Jane. ... When John attacked Jane, Jane was the one who took all the blame and was punished. ... (Singh 60) The Reeds alienate Jane because she is poor they don't even give her chance to show them the real Jane. ...

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The Victorian Era develops during the reign of Queen Victoria and ends with her death, which was between 1837 and 1901. It is characterized by rapid growth and extreme change in politics, literature, science, social class, and economy. It was a time of great innovation and reform not only in socia...

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Jane Eyre's 'Reader, I married him' close to the end of Charlotte Bronte's novel (1847) that bears the character's name, shows the reversal of roles and the decision-making capacities that the new generation of socially aware women could demonstrate. ... Charlotte and Emily Bronte are in may ways both opposites to Jane Austine. ... Although there are some features of Romanticism in Jane Austen's novels, her work is essentially Augustan in spirit. ...

• Word Count: 5526
• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: High School