When writing a piece of literature how the author is able to hook the reader is a way to draw in a reader’s attention to the story. Being able to write a good piece of literature, the story throughout needs to capture the reader’s eye. Meaning the author needs to give the reader a reason to stick around and to move forward through the story. K.M. Weiland author of The Hook states “Readers are like fish. Smart fish. Fish who know authors are out to get them, reel them in, and capture them” (338). Readers pick up novels or any type of story to be in awe of the new information or world taken in by books and novels. Being able to capture the reader’s attention is a passage only the author can work towards.
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Through the text John seems to be the main antagonist in the conflict, he constantly bullies Jane and tortures her every day. These events seem to demonstrate the behaviors that Jane has adopted. K.M. Weiland describes conflict within a novel as “No conflict, no story.” (339) The conflict is created in novels to give the reader a way to stick around and show how the character can develop through the conflict. Weiland later explains “Conflict keeps the pages turning, and turning pages are nowhere more important than in the beginning.” (339) The reader is able to be hooked into the story by the amount of conflict there is between Jane and the rest of the children living in the house, John is the main aggressor in the story as well as Ms. Reed. Charlotte Bronte takes advantage of this conflict by immediately hooking the reader into wandering why there is such hatred from John to Jane. The conflict is inferred when Jane wants to be separated from the other children in the house. Bronte clarifies by giving multiple examples on the hatred from John. After Jane is discovered from her hiding space John immediately sprouts into action by insulting the young Jane Eyre. On page 374 the conflict begins between John and Jane, “Where the dickens is she! Lizzy! Georgy! Joan is not here: tell mama she is run out into the rain—bad animal!” (374) The amount of hatred that John has for Jane is very apparent with just this sentence. Calling her an animal just because she was trying to get away from the very thing and person she fears most in her life. Jane is definitely a courageous character to face her fears and to summon the courage to confront this vicious foe. When she reveals herself from her hiding spot to confront John and the others she begins to ask what they want with her where John replies with such anger “Say, ‘What do you want, Master Reed?’” (374)
Mrs. Reed likewise separates Jane from the Reeds’ social circle by confining her to the nursery while her cousins spend their days in the drawing room (22) and calling Mr. Lloyd, the apothecary for “ailing servants,” instead of the family physician for Jane’s illness (15), thus placing her among the servants. However, the servants too reject Jane from their group—Miss Abbot told Jane that she is “less than a servant” because she does “nothing for [her] keep” (9). Jane thus
We will analyse, in this essay, the differences as well as the similarities which exist between Jane Eyre and Incidents in the life of a slave girl written by herself. We will see that they differ in terms of genre, the period of history in which they find themselves, the way the characters are presented and so forth. However, they share some of the main values concerning womanhood, race and some other aspects of life which they both treat in different ways and yet they do so in a specific aim. Charlotte Brontë and Harriet Jacobs present to us two texts which are both based in totally opposite moments in history. While many differences exist between the two texts, they have several aspects in common.
John is Jane’s husband who is trying to control every aspect of Jane’s life. Jane states, “There comes John, and I must put this away-he hates to have me write a word.” (Gilman) This is just one of numerous situations and statements that the narrator shares with the audience. John’s influence also plays a big part in his dysfunctional marriage with Jane.
It is ironic that Jane is seen as the guilty party in the incident with John Reed because John started the fight when he slapped Jane. Then when John’s sisters, Eliza and Georgina, go to “tattle tale” on Jane, their mother blames Jane for the whole situation. Jane compares John to a “murderer,” “slave-driver,” and “Roman Emperors” (Bronte 9). During this comparison, she is implying that he is a very cruel and awful person. That he would beat her and boss her around.
Arguably, Helen’s short presence in Jane’s life influences Jane’s many of Jane’s decisions throughout the test. First, Jane forgives Mrs. Reed for her cruel treatment during Jane’s childhood. Jane also forgives Mr. Rochester for his deception and decides to return to him, all before knowing about the fire and Bertha Mason’s death. Just as Jesus preached to his disciples to forgive and live a pure life. In Maria Lamonaca’s literary criticism, "Jane's Crown of Thorns: feminism and Christianity in Jane Eyre" she states, “[Helen’s] example and beliefs serve Jane in good stead later in the novel.
One of the biggest character foils in Jane Eyre is between Mr. Edward Rochester and St. John Rivers. From the first time we meet these characters, it is easy to tell the two apart. While one is ruled by a religious forces the other is controlled by emotions. Jane has to make a choice, and decide how she is going to live the rest of her life. At the end of the novel, she makes a choice between what is expected of her, and what she wants.
Imprisonment and constraint, can be felt in many different scenarios in the passage from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. However, we get these two feelings with a girl who is portrayed as an orphan in this chapter. When being an orphan many feelings can run through a person’s mind, for example abandonment and not feeling loved, or being/feeling trapped. The feeling of imprisonment and constraint in this chapter is expressed through the use of imagery and diction. Imagery is viewed in this chapter in a variety of sentences.
Lastly, although Jane is a character in the book that never actually appears, she is consistently mentioned throughout the book more often than some of the main characters. These facts can all be backed up with evidence from Edgar Branch’s, Hans Bungert’s, Sara Lewis’, and Gerald
Before Rochester, and his influence, Jane had been accustomed to men in power such as John Reed and Mr. Brocklehurst. Their influences on Jane were more negative as they tore Jane down instead of putting her up. These figures allowed the arrival of a seemingly encouraging, kind, and adoring man such as Rochester to be a shock to Jane when she was first employed at Thornfeild. This stems Janes biggest growth from Rochester, the bettering of her self-esteem. Due to Rochester’s exaggerative language he constantly teaches her the value of her self-worth and her beauty.
However, despite her independence and newfound freedom, Jane must face the death of her friend Helen Burns. The personification of her mind is represented through the anaphora, “for the first time it recoiled, baffled, and for the first time saw all round unfathomed gulf.” Following the death of Helen Burns, Jane faces isolation until her arrival at Thornfield connects her to
In Chapter XXXI, Jane moves to Morton and Finds her job very bad. Rosamond Oliver, a rich woman, gives Jane a place to stay, and when St. John visits, Jane believes that Rosamond and St. John are in love. In Chapter XXXII, Jane faces nightmares that include Rochester, Jane also draws a portrait of Rosamond. St. John confesses love to Rosamond. In Chapter XXXIII, St. John tells Jane about a case in Thornfield in which a governess named Jane Eyre has run away.
I added a scene that takes place just after she sets the fire, which shows her thoughts and feelings about both what she has done and also John’s death. All together, I think these additions create a more holistic view of the friendship Jane and John share, and help to flushing out the reader’s understanding of Jane’s
The dual roles however prevent him from fully understanding Jane. Due to his authority, he prevents Jane from expressing her feelings. He continuously condescends her, calling her a “blessed little goose” and “little girl”, similar to Rochester patronizing Antoinette. It is clear that he does not understand Jane’s true identity because he only sees the surface of her personality. Their relationship conclusively destroys Jane due to John dehumanizing
Jane goes against the expected type by “refusing subservience, disagreeing with her superiors, standing up for her rights, and venturing creative thoughts” (Margaret, 1997, p. 325-346). She is not only successful in terms of wealth and position, but more importantly, in terms of family and love. These two needs that have evaded Jane for so long are finally hers. Adding to her victory is her ability to enjoy both without losing her hard-won independence. Everybody has the rights to pursue happiness, to pursue the true spirit of life, which can be seen from Jane Eyre’s struggle for independence and equality.
Charlotte Bronte knew as one of the most talented women authors of the Victorian era. She and her sisters, Emily and Anne grow up in Victorian England, they were inspired by the Romantic authors, and all of them write masterpieces in English literature. Charlotte Bronte faced a lot of difficulties, and obstacles in her life even though she manages to write important works in English Literature. For example, Jane Eyre, The Professor, Shirley, and Villette. At first, she writes Jane Eyre under pseudonym Currer Bell.