As much as Jane Eyre can be characterized as a bildungsroman that is meant to illustrate the protagonist’s profound transformation as she comes of age, it is not marked by a change, but rather a balance as the character finds her self through two extremities. In the novel, Jane struggles between her dual personalities; her super ego- which is the part of her personality that calls for conformity, adherence to ethical values and restraint- and her id- the provocative side of her personality that dares
This essay explores the function of setting in Jane Eyre, arguing how Bronte used the setting to reflect how women can go beyond the limitations of their gender, and social class and find fulfilment. To deliberate these points in detail, the settings at Gateshead, and Thornfield will be closely assessed. In addition, it will consider how the Gothic imagination of the protagonist emphasised the feminist issues of the era, to reflect that it was not necessary for a woman to feel trapped within a patriarchal
novel is said to not only be an obstacle, present for the purpose of being destroyed “before Jane can emerge as an integrated individual” (Lodge 2009, p. 74), but a ‘encrypting device’ that acted as a tool where female writers’ could express “unspeakable rage against patriarchal oppression” (p. 75) within their writing. Bertha’s character becomes reimagined through later “feminist re-writings of Jane Eyre” that aimed at expressing “the sense that Bertha deserves rescue: she is not Jane’s rival, but
novel Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte is about a rebellious woman named Jane who expresses the prejudices of women in the year 1847. Jane is a bold character who constantly points out the flaws in society’s norms and states her morals which constantly challenge the conventions of her time. Jane is a significant character due to the fact that she is able to choose her own fate without sacrificing her dignity. She refuses to give into the sought out ending which is expected of her. Jane encounters