1. Jane Eyre and The Tempest
Rochester's wife, Bertha, and Jane in Jane Eyre. During the time of Jane Eyre, the Victorian Era, society's ideals for appearance for a woman were quite different from the actual appearance of Bertha or even Jane for that matter. ... Each gender, as well as class, has their own roles and acceptable behaviors that coincide with those roles in Jane Eyre. ... Helen, who is like a counter-character to Jane, has mastered the ability to follow the ideal rules of acceptable behavior for the role of a child. ... Society's ideals of appearance and roles are continuously broken througho...
- Word Count: 1755
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School