In these first two chapters Jane shows her self to be quite rebellious, especially for a ten year old girl in Victorian times, and it is suggested that this is a new thing for her, "I resisted all the way: a new thing for me," Rather than being seen and not heard, as was the convention for Victorian children, Jane is heard, as she is outspoken about how cruel John is ("Wicked and cruel boy!") ... Although parts of Chapter 2 suggest that Jane has low self-esteem, Chapter 1 seems to suggest that she must have some respect for herself because she cannot bear to be classed as a parasite by John, a...

• Word Count: 808
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It has 548 pages. There are two main characters. The book is narrated by Jane Eyre. She was a very strong person throughout the book. Jane's parents died when she was young, and she was forced to put up with the cruelty of her Aunt Reed. Jane also dealt wi...

• Word Count: 932
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Women are beneath them, and are supposed to be "seen and not heard-. ... John Reed, Mr. ... John Reed orders Jane around, expecting her to obey every time. ... Additionally, John Reed also beats Jane frequently. ... She does not shed a tear, or show any concern for John herself. ...

• Word Count: 1400
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

John Rivers and Rochester A man's love for a woman can go a long way. ... John Rivers. ... John to the similar image as she did Mr. ... However, she thought she heard Rochester's name one dreary night, and believed that the spell had been broken and decides to leave St. John and return to Thornfield (Chitham 2). ...

• Word Count: 2108
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Several weeks go by after Jane has arrived and there is nothing heard from Mr. ... They are akin also to John Eyre. ... John who wants to marry her and go away to be missionaries. ... John proposes, and she goes back to Thornfield to find the house in burnt ruins. ... One such critic is John Thackeray, and he loved the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1622
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As the novel started, Jane was getting along with John and the rest of the Reeds. ... Jane was upset and as soon as she heard the news, she decided to leave Thornfield at once. ... John to become her husband. ...

• Word Count: 980
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In chapter 1, Jane is continuingly being victimised by her cousins especially John, physically and mentally. ... It is because of John's taunting and abuse that Jane is unfairly locked in the Red Room. She reacts to John throwing a library book at her head for no reason. ... Mr Brocklehurst is saying what he has heard from Mrs Reed without physically seeing it happen. ... At this point, Jane learns courage from Helen as she sees her smiling at her though she had heard earlier on, Helen had been "condemned by Miss Scratcherd" (P.67) to a dinner of bread and water as she had "blotted an exe...

• Word Count: 5125
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

Jane Eyre is a well-known gothic English novel publishes during the Victorian period by Charlotte Bronte. The novel contains the social criticism of sexuality, religion and feminist, which considered to be ahead of its time. In Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys has written a prequel to Jane Eyre. It main...

• Word Count: 4886
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Mrs Fairfax's vague answer does not satisfy Jane, even less so after hearing the laugh once more, it being "tragic, as preternatural a laugh as any I ever heard" (chapter 11, page 123). ... As time passes the atmosphere in which Jane sits calms, no noises being heard and the night growing cold. ...

• Word Count: 2234
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In spite of having well-developed brains, multifaceted technologies and centuries of technical development, the human species still are a frightened, superstitious lot. Superstitions and belief in the supernatural have been our constant companions throughout. Superstitions and supernatural, it seems...

• Word Count: 1776
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

The true definition of what makes a feminist text remains undecided, but can largely be received in light of strong female characters, social commentary, themes and the political stance taken by the author. For a question devoid of objective answers, I believe that in this instance it is best to tak...

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

Penniless and almost starving, Jane roams the countryside in search of shelter, until she finds the house of St John, Mary, and Diana Rivers, who take her in and nurse her back to health. ... Jane has not actually "heard" Rochester in a literal way; she senses that he is crying out for her. ...

• Word Count: 1768
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School