2006-10-14 03:12:03 · 8 answers · asked by Miss LaStrange 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
How about the principle of equality. Women weren't considered equals to men during the Victorian era, yet Jane insists on being Rochester's equal. Their conversations are not of a man talking to a woman (at least in those days) but of two intelligent people talking. She refuses to have Rochester unless she is his equal in marriage (as mistress she wouldn't be his equal) , she refuses St. John because he would never see her as equal.
2006-10-16 07:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by ej_bronte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to write an essay about Jane Eyre and I explained the religious metaphors used in the book--for example, I compared Jane's leaving Rochester and leaving with that minister (whose name escapes me at the moment) as a religious journey so Jane could find herself. Remember, Jane is extremely religious and when she finds out she almost married a man whose wife was still alive, she felt she was a sinner.
2006-10-14 04:22:58 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is heartening to note that someone is so interested in Charlotte Bronte.....well, since you have read the novel, I am sure you know this sentence : "Reader, I married him". This begins the last chapter of the book. Jane married him because her love for him had in no way been diminished by his helpless condition. Jane and Rochester settled down and Jane supervised the upbringing and education of Adele. So I like to suggest you to explore this particular elated sentence "Reader, I married him" of Jane and try to think to essay. Best Luck.
2006-10-14 04:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by indraraj22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you know Kathy Acker? She was (until her death 10 or so years ago) a New York punk plagiarist novelist who wrote such books as Hannibal Lecter My Father, Blood and Guts in Highschool, Don Quixote, I Dreamt I Was A Nymphomaniac, and Hello I'm Erica Jong, just to name a few.
Her book Empire of the Senseless is largely plagiarized from Jane Eyre. Kathy Acker said of herself that she was not so much of a writer as she was a very careful reader. the idea is to destroy language through language, destroying language that normalizes and controls by cutting that language, using nonsense to attack the empire, and empiricism, that makes language a prison. since the language of the unconscious is constituted by what is taboo or forbidden, it expresses itself in terms of what is unacceptable. So be careful reading her. her words are not pretty; they are vulgar, gory, and brutal. Perhaps you could do a parallel reading of Jane Eyre with Empire of the Senseless. Good luck with your essay!
2006-10-14 03:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is my favorite book and I've read it many times! :-) Why don't you explore why Mrs. Rochester is locked up in the attic and the mystery surrounding that and maybe how that wouldn't be politically correct in today's society. It makes for a fascinating part to the story and it is key to what goes on, but truly would never happen today. Good luck!
2006-10-14 03:18:03 · answer #5 · answered by MickeyMouse28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about the different types of strength in the book.
Rochester's physical strength and how it is humbled.
Jane's strength of character and principle
St. John's religious strength
Mrs Read's strength of mind which becomes pride and hatred.
2006-10-14 11:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sairey G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm how about that it was boring and you prefer science fiction?
:)
glad to help
2006-10-14 03:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by angle_of_deat_69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno like u`r avatar
2006-10-14 03:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋