Like Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield, 'Jane Eyre' is a bildungsroman, a novel in which the protagonist must undergo a form of spiritual education, to overcome the obstacles they face throughout their lives. In this novel, Jane must overcome her fiery passions that are physically manifested by Jane's 'alter ego' Bertha Mason. Both of these characters, as well as others such as Helen Burns are all females who are constrained by societal conventions, yet subvert them, and arise with great force. From Jane's early ordeals with the Reed family, it is ...

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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...

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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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In Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane eyre, the main character Jane was put into tough positions throughout the story. ... Afterwards,Aunt Reed sent Jane to Lowood school where Jane she made a friend with Helen. ... Jane decides to go back to Thornfield. ... Jane also had conflicts with society. ... Soon, Rochester asked Jane to marry him and Jane replied "yes, sir."...

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