Gender roles are a theme which is explored in a number of ways in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre." ... Jane Eyre deals with the entrapment of women, both physically and emotionally; and the links between sex and power, and the possibilities of women's sexuality being repressed for a subliminal fear of women gaining power in a male-dominated society. ... For the majority of Jane Eyre this is true of the male and female protagonists, Jane and Mr Rochester. ... The presentation of Blanche also demonstrates her to be a negative character, "Blanche, an accomplished lady of rank"...

• Word Count: 1797
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte employs similar physical descriptions to construct the Byronic identity of Rochester. ... While Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre both feature dark and mysterious Byronic individuals, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre provides readers with telling glimpses into the day-to-day darkness of her Byronic hero (Rochester), day-to-day details which are absent from Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff. In Jane Eyre, Rochester eventually proposes to Jane, a proposal she gladly accepts. ... These sequential bits of information provide the reader of Jane Eyre with a valuable ...

• Word Count: 1107
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There is no conclusive ending like in Jane Eyre when she becomes married and lives 'happily ever after' so to speak. ... Her mother even reverts to saying Jeanette is 'no daughter of [hers]' This is reminiscent of Jane Eyre as Jane's relationship with her aunt is very similar. ... Indeed, the full title of the book is "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" and it is therefore written in first person. ... By using this style of narrative we are able to visualise what the character sees and how she sees it therefore it is very effective when analysing the relations...

• Word Count: 3018
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Charlotte's "Jane Eyre" the part of Byronic hero is played by Rochester and in "Wuthering Heights," Emily's literary work, Heathcliff is nearly the definition of the Byronic hero. At one point in "Jane Eyre," Blanche Ingram even references a song from one of Lord Byron's famous poems Corsair. ... The most obvious example of a childhood experience coming out in a Bronte writing is Charlotte's representation of the Lowood School in Jane Eyre compared to her experiences at Cowan Bridge. ... In "Jane Eyre" while at Lowood, Helen Burns ...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jane Eyre is in some ways the epitome of the plain, powerful voice Charlotte strove to lend a platform to. ... It is important to remember that when Charlotte set out to write Jane Eyre, she was faced with infinite contingencies that would dictate the shape of the novel and the way it ran. ... The first person narration is personal, intimate, and we come to know Jane as a three-dimensional character as opposed to the 'automaton' she feels accused of being. ... As a book that safely passes the Bechdel test, the feminine gusto of Jane Eyre may have aged with time, but it remains to p...

• Word Count: 2473
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate