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This essay aims to compare and discuss the influence of gothic elements in ‘The Red Room’ by H. G. Wells, ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte and ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill. Gothic fiction, a genre that prevailed in English literature from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, typically […]

The purpose of this essay is to explore how in the novels ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte, the authors use language to create suspense and tension and how this enhances the storyline for a reader. Both these books were written and published during the 18th century and display many […]

There are reasons to argue both points, firstly Jane is not the angel in the house because Jane loves books, the angel in the house was supposed to knit clothes, drew, play the piano, entertain the family by singing, and look after her family. Jane is fluent at languages, an angel in the house was […]

Throughout the first 8 chapters of the novel, Charlotte Bronte demonstrates how sympathy is generated for her protagonist, Jane Eyre. The narrative portrays aspects of Bronte’s own life that influenced Jane and the challenges she had to confront. From Jane’s difficult upbringing with the Reeds to her education at Gateshead, the story follows her journey […]

The red-room, a spare chamber where Mr. Reed died nine years ago, is a Gothic setting designed to create a terrifying image of the place Jane is confined to. The environment was solemn because it was rarely entered, and the room was quiet because it was far from the nursery and kitchens. Within the room, […]

I am looking at a passage in the 24th Chapter, where Jane has awoken on the morning after Mr Rochester’s proposal in the orchard. Throughout this passage Jane contemplates the idea of marriage and expresses her worries and fears with the perplexed Mr Rochester. After this Jane realises that her love for him conquers all […]

‘Nothing’s Changed’ and ‘Ogun’ are very good examples of hymns of protest. A hymn of protest is a poem that raises awareness about an unjust issue or suffering in the world. The main reason why these poems were written was to show suffering, inequality, racism, and slavery in the world. Therefore their aim is to […]

In the Victorian period, most women were aiming to get married to a man of the same or better social status, be loving and serving wives and be a mother to her husband’s children. Marriage was not necessarily based on love. It was usually based on financial and social benefits. Women did not have many […]

Both ‘The Oakum Room’ and an excerpt from Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ depict the subjugation of women within Victorian establishments. The authors portray the institutions’ characteristics and how female characters react to them. Theresa Tomlinson’s short story, The Oakum Room, is set in the 1970’s and portrays the daily lives of homeless women who are […]

Feminist Criticism focuses on the inequality and oppression of women within society. Literary feminine criticism today is the result of the ‘women’s movement’ of the 1960 which realized the significance of images of women put forward by literature and saw that it was vital to combat and question their authority and coherence. This movement has […]

Charlotte Bronte wrote “Jane Eyre” in 1846. At this time there were certain social and moral expectations. Some people feel that Charlotte Bronte did not adhere to these expectations when writing the novel. In order to validate this claim I will be finding evidence to show that “Jane Eyre” is not typical of its time, […]

Written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte, the novel ‘Jane Eyre’ explores Jane’s personality and experiences with her family. The story starts with Jane living at Gateshead Hall with her aunt and uncle after becoming a dependent due to her parents’ death. Charlotte Bronte expertly employs writing techniques to detail how Jane is wrongly accused of […]

Various descriptions of Jane Eyre are available. The novel is categorized as romantic, sad, or happy, but it is commonly referred to as a ‘gothic fairytale’, which can also be applied to other works like Dracula and The Woman in White. I believe this description suits the book perfectly because Charlotte Bronte effectively illustrates Jane’s […]

In this essay, I will analyze and draw comparisons between Chapter 7 of Jane Eyre and Chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird regarding character, theme, and narrative technique. Despite being written in different countries and published almost a century apart, these two novels share similar contemptible and admirable characters, tackle similar themes of child […]

The Places Fault: This is an autobiographical poem recounting a short unhappy period of the poet’s childhood. He was evacuated to North Yorkshire during the war years. While he was little there, he experienced severe bullying, both on the streets and in school and the suffering and taunts and beatings he endured at the hands […]

Jane Eyre is the main character from Charlotte Bronte’s popular novel, “Jane Eyre.” In the novel Jane Eyre, although she is poor and of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage; and because of these characteristics she is a very likeable character. Like all good novels, the author tries […]

The Novel Jane Eyre in several aspects can be compared to “Cinderella”. Jane is similar to Cinderella, Rochester is like Prince Charming, Mrs. Reed is like her evil step mother, Eliza and Georgiana are like the evil step sisters. Jane’s life at Gateshed is like Cinderella’s life at her step mother’s house. When Jane was […]

Jane’s decision to decline Rochester’s proposal to go away and live as brother and sister is momentous as she is shown to be so in love with him and wants to be with him. However because of the existence of Mr Rochester’s wife everything has changed. Her final decision is one that shows Jane’s true […]

Charlotte Bronte, through the character of Jane Eyre, challenges the conventional ideas of the Victorian era, specifically in the areas of family life, education and relationships. Victorians adhered to the vision of a very rigorous family structure, which had no room for any individuality or distinctiveness. The traditional family view was that children were supposed […]

‘Jane Eyre’ is a pre 1914 novel written by Charlotte Bronte. I will be writing about the styles of language throughout the novel. I will also be focusing on the settings and description. This will be compared to the language, style and setting to Charles Dickens’ ‘The Signalman’. Charlotte Bronte’s life relates to the life […]

This as a part of my GCSE coursework in English, this is about the comparison of the portrayal of the character Bertha/Antoinette Mason in the novels Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea. At the moment my teacher has not marked my work so I am unable to give the grade I achieved for this piece […]

Charlotte Bronte uses the red room incident as a turning point in the novel for the young Jane Eyre. The incident sets the momentum for the rest of the novel; it determines how Jane’s character is going to develop. Besides if it hadn’t happened then most, if not all of the novel would not have […]