Explore the role of colonialism and 'the other' in Jane Eyre, with particular reference to the characters of Bertha and St. John By 1847, when Jane Eyre was first published, slavery had been abolished for nearly 14 years, and yet themes of racism, colonialism and slavery are prevalent throughout the novel. ... In Gayatri Spivak's essay, she writes that Bertha's function in Jane Eyre is 'to render indeterminate the boundary between human and animal.' ... Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's argument of the 'darker half' of Jane can be seen vividly...

• Word Count: 2218
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Jane Eyre all the characters are not introduced at the same time. ... Freedom is one of the most prominent theme both in Charulata and Jane Eyre. ... Her movement from Gateshead Hall to Lawood school and from Thornfield to Morton are testing ground ground for her individual assertion. ... In Jane Eyre, Jane knew to paint, sing and she also knew to write. ... In Jane Eyre, Jane had desire for acquiring financial independence. ...

• Word Count: 2056
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... As a book that safely passes the Bechdel test, the feminine gusto of Jane Eyre may have aged with time, but it remains to pack a punch in light of the era of its publication. ... Paul Emmanuel proves as the test to this declaration. ... Despite the powerful depiction of female dominance Charlotte initial...

• Word Count: 2473
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• 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

Queen Victoria was a gullible gossiper who readily believed that one of her mother's ladies, Lady Flora, was pregnant and forced the lady to take a humiliating test that would show that Lady Flora was not pregnant but had cancer, which would kill her months later. ... Authors such as Charles Dickens, author of Great Expectations, Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, wrote about the ambitions for social advancement. ...

• Word Count: 1447
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School