Essays on Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre’s story tells us that in a man dominated society, a woman is ought to make progress to strive for decency and dignity. In face of such hardships in life, a courageous woman should be brave enough to go against it and self-esteem is...

In Victorian London, women were undoubtedly considered the lesser of the sexes. Women were expected to stay at home and it was socially unacceptable, even more difficult, for them to gain a higher education. It was predicted that women were passive when it came to...

Freedom is an influential word. To some, it can mean a night out. To others, it represents the ability to express themselves without major repercussions. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre, the main character Jane must defy the societal standards of her time to gain...

“Jane Eyre” is a true captivation of the Victorian era and its time’s social standing. The novel clearly appreciates the role of women and recognizes the significance of the journey of a woman to find her true identity and truly be seen as an equal...

“I’ve told missis often my opinion about the child, and missis agreed with me. She’s an underhand little thing: I never saw a girl of her age with so much cover. ” In the novel Jane Eyre, Jane is an orphan who is constantly being...

In Bronte’s Jane Eyre, religion plays an integral part in the overall theme of the book, religion governs these characters such as Mr. Brocklehurst, Eliza Reed, and St. John Rivers. Jane experiences and is introduced to many forms/ideas about religion, Bronte wants to show us...

The story of Jane Eyre is famously regarded as a work of feminism and a highly renowned piece of social commentary surrounding the treatment of the Victorian woman within a greatly patriarchal society. The lead female character of which the novel is obviously named after,...

Hailed as a feminist novel, Jane Eyre represents the Victorian female struggle for independence and autonomy. A bildungsroman, Bronte skilfully brings to light the oppression and inequality facing women in the 19th century, inspiring feminists and writers alike including the Creole writer Jean Rhys; author...

In The Cambridge Introduction to Jean Rhys, Elaine Savory states that getting a valuable insight into the biography of Jean Rhys is inevitable in order to see how she built her real-life experience into her fiction.  Jean Rhys was born in Dominica, which is located...

When it comes to life there are things people do because it is their passion, they fall in love with that thing, embrace it and seek to help it grow. There are strong feelings for that thing. On the other hand there is reason. Things...