Jane Eyre: Approach

Psychological Approach:

I think that the forces motivating Jane is the fact that she had an evil aunt and was sent off to school. Everyone treated her like she was not good enough, so she tried her hardest to prove that she was good enough.

Jane's behaviors she has that are conscious are independence and headstrong. She always thinks that she has to do things on her own and she has to be strong.

One huge behavior Jane has that is unconscious is love. She unwillingly falls in love with Rochester. She can not help it and she does not think about it.

The unconscious conflicts between Jane and Rochester is falling in love. Jane did not want to fall in love with him and Rochester was already married, so that is a conflict.

Jane's behavior is very plausible. This is because of her background. She was taken care of by her cruel aunt, and she was also sent off to school so she was miserable. That forced her to be headstrong.

The only character that is a recognizable psychological type is Rochester's wife Bertha. She is crazy, but it never states what disease she may have.

A psychological approach would account for different reactions in male and female readers because they behave and think differently.

The work reflects that the author might have had a rough childhood and that forced her to be headstrong.

Jane's behavior reveals that she has a strong psychological state.

The work reflects the author's unconscious dimensions of their mind because she probably was not thinking when she wrote about being strong or falling in love.

If the reader had a tough childhood then they could relate to the story or if they fell in love with someone they did not think they should.

That is the type of approach I would have used if I wrote the story Jane Eyre, and a few follow up questions.

Jane Eyre #11: Major Conflicts

Major conflicts of a story can very well lead up to the story's climax. Or a major conflicts can be the climax itself. In Jane Eyre there were many conflicts that the main character Jane ran into. Starting off the novel, the author Charlotte Bronte has Jane living with her aunt, Mrs. Reed. This is a conflict because Mrs. Reed is evil and very cruel to Jane. Jane cannot wait to get out of that house, and she is actually thrilled when she finds out she is being sent off to school. Everything goes well at Lowood school, and later on Jane becomes a teacher there. After two years at the school Jane accepts a job also teaching at a manor called Thornfield. This is where Jane runs into another conflict. While teaching at Thornfield, Jane falls secretly in love with her employer, Rochester. This is a conflict because Jane knows that Rochester would never marry her because of her social class. And then Rochester brings home a woman named Blanche that everyone thinks he will propose to. Surprisingly enough, Rochester instead proposes to Jane. Shocked, Jane said yes not knowing about Rochester's little secret. He is married to a woman that had gone mad. This is the biggest conflict of all. Jane does not know how to deal with this so she just runs away and does not marry Rochester. A few years later Jane hears that his wife had died in a fire she made. So Jane rushed to see him and they then got married. Throughout the book Jane faced many conflicts. But because of her independence and strength she overcame them and in the end everyone was happy.

Jane Eyre #10: Main Character

The definition of a main character, or protagonist, is the main person in the story who receives most of the attention and is sometimes considered a hero. In the novel Jane Eyre, the main character matches the title. The main characters name is Jane Eyre. She starts out as a little girl living with her evil aunt, then she goes out into the world and finds a job and family. The first characteristic Jane had that stood out to me was independence. She was never pushed around, and she could handle herself on her own. There are several examples from the novel that proves this. First is when Jane is sent off to Lowood school. She is all alone at this school but she sucks it up and finds at least one friend. Soon after that is another sign of independence and strength; Jane's new found friend dies from an epidemic at the school. She is alone once again. Then after getting out of that school, Jane finds herself out on the streets. She learns to take care of herself even though she does not have any money. She survives and later finds a job. So this series of events show how independent Jane was in her times of weakness. She was strong and self-sufficient, and that got her through a lot. That is the main character traits that I saw in the main character Jane.

Jane Eyre #9: Tone

The author's tone, or attitude of a novel is very important. It shows how the author feels and it effects the feelings and opinions of the reader as well. In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte shows a numerous amount of tones or attitudes that she has about her novel. The very first one that I noticed was independence. I saw this tone in the very beginning of the story, and I noticed it because of the main character, Jane. She is very independent. She does not let anyone push her around and she gets by on her own. She always thinks like that and it shows. Another tone that I saw was romance. Bronte's writing was very romantic. There was always someone falling in love. Especially Jane. She found friends, family, and the love of her life. This tone was set towards the end of the story, but the tone was very strong. The tone was also sad and depressing at times, especially in the beginning of the story when she is mistreated by her aunt. And also when she is sent to the orphanage. Therefore, those are just three tones that I noticed Bronte set. There are many more throughout the story.

Jane Eyre #8

If a classic novel is written, this novel's history must be reflected accurately. In the novel Jane Eyre, Bronte does an excellent job with the history. The main difference between back then when the novel was written and now, is the social classes. Back then there were social classes depending on how much money you had or how much land you owned. Now, it does not really matter how much money you have or how much property you have. All in all people are somewhat treated the same. We do not have slaves and we do not abuse and neglect the people that do not have as much money as us. Back in the 1800's there were social classes everywhere. For example, when Jane was sent to an orphanage, she was treated very poorly. This is because orphans are a much lower class so they were neglected. As for blacks and whites, that was not really noticeable in the novel. Also, the rights that women had compared to men did not seem that different. They could own land, however I am not sure if they were allowed to buy it. So the history was reflected accurately because there were social classes back then.

Jane Eyre #7

When writing a novel, the author must use techniques to keep the reader reading. A few examples of techniques that authors use would be: suspense, mystery, persuasion, and many more. I believe that Charlotte Bronte used suspense when writing the classic novel Jane Eyre. As I said in my earlier blogs, the story line is amazing. There was a twist at every corner and it kept my wanting to read more. That is a key technique to making a novel classic or timeless. A great example of suspense is when Rochester proposes to Jane. No one expected that coming, especially Jane. This is because a few days earlier Rochester brought home a different woman named Blanche and everyone expected Rochester to propose the her. Then there was a twist in the plot and he proposed to Jane. After this happens, the readers feel the need to keep reading to find out what Jane will say and what will happen next. Coming up after that, Jane says yes and it is their wedding day. Everything is going how it is planned until Jane is informed that Rochester is married. That is the biggest suspense of all. So the wedding is called off and Jane runs away. No one expected that to come. And after that the readers want to keep reading to see if Rochester and Jane ever see each other again. Therefore, Bronte used the technique of suspense, and she did an excellent job of using it.

Jane Eyre #6

If you want a novel to be a classic, it must be timeless. Classic and timeless mean pretty much the same thing; a piece of work that is never forgotten. People are always talking about it, even if it is hundreds of years after it is published. A novel can be timeless for many things. I think that Jane Eyre is timeless for many reasons.

The first reason is because of the novel's characters. The main character, Jane Eyre, is incredibly timeless. This is because of her traits and characteristics. She is a great role model for any women that reads this novel. Jane is independent; no one pushes her around, and she does what she wants and she tries as hard as she can to reach her dreams. She can do all of that because she is intelligent. So the protagonist Jane does a huge part to making the novel timeless.

The second reason as to why this novel is timeless, is just because of the the plot. I think that this story line is amazing. There is a twist at every corner and it kept me wanting to read more. That is significant in a classic novel; it really makes it timeless.

Jane Eyre #5

In the novel Jane Eyre, I noticed that there were behavioral issues, social issues, and a symbolic and thematic significance. In Jane Eyre there were several characters that seem to have behavioral issues. The character that stood out to me the most with behavioral issues was Bertha. I believe this is because she was crazy. She often acts like an animal when she crawls around on the floor and growls at people. She also started a fire at Thornfield. Obviously this is a behavioral issue because no human being should act like that.

There were also one or two social issues in this novel. Jane was wanting to marry Rochester, but because she did not have a very high social class and she was working for him, she know that that would be impossible. Then Rochester brought Blanche home. Jane thought for sure that they would get married because of her social class. This also shows how naive people were back then, and that is also a behavioral issue.

As for the symbolic significance, it is mainly about love. Even though there were many obstacles for Jane and her love, she found a way through it. She was a strong woman, she was intelligent, and she was independent. And in the end everything turned out great for her. So it is symbolic because Jane Eyre is an excellent role model for any young lady that reads this novel.

Jane Eyre #4

Somehow, someway, there is always a hero in a novel. In the novel Jane Eyre, I believe that Jane Eyre is the hero. She is a hero for herself. Her heroism is one of independence and intelligence. As an orphan she is clearly unhappy, but she sticks through it. When she is sent to school she is independent, especially when she loses her only friend, Helen. She is strong and holds herself together. Even when the typhus epidemic, she struggles through it. This shows that she really is a hero. She finds herself many jobs as a teacher, and after working at Thornfield, she finds herself out on the streets. Jane fends for herself and overcomes her hunger and being broke. Eventually she finds a job and her employer just so happens to be her cousin, St. John Rivers. He informs Jane that her uncle passed away and he left her 20,000 pounds. She also encounters Rochester again, and they get married since his wife passed away as well. They have a baby boy and everything turns out great. Everything turns out great for Jane because of how tough and independent she was. She was definitely her own hero and she showed in numerous times throughout the novel.

Jane Eyre #3

I have come to notice that the universal theme of Jane Eyre is extremely similar to Wuthering Heights. The theme of Wuthering Heights was that with love there are obstacles. But if you are truly in love, it was always find a way. I believe that this is the exact same theme as Jane Eyre. In this novel Jane finds love with her employer, Rochester. At first she decides to keep her love a secret from him. Surprisingly, Rochester brings home a woman named Blanche Ingram. This is an obstacle that Jane must overcome if she really loves Rochester. Jane thinks that Rochester will propose to Blanche. Surprisingly again, he does not. Rochester then turns around and asks Jane for her hand in marriage. Jane is so surprised, but of course she says yes. As they are in the midst of their wedding, Jane is informed that Rochester is already married. He got married in Jamaica to a woman that had gone crazy. So there is just another obstacle that their love must face. Later on there is another fire at Thornfield, and because of the fire the crazy woman, Bertha, lost her life. That is another obstacle that they got over. Then they got married, gave birth to a son, and they lived happily ever after! Therefore, the theme is that love can make it through anything. There might be speed bumps or road blocks, but in the end it all works out right.

Jane Eyre #2

When it comes to the novel Jane Eyre, there are a numerous amount of gains and loses. There are gains, but most of them do not show up until a little later in the novel. Jane starts out the story as an orphan. So that right there is already a loss. She lost her family and now she has to live with someone else who does not treat her right. Then Jane is sent of to school. That could be counted as a gain because Jane is getting away from her so called "family". When she is at this school she meets Helen Burns, who becomes her friend. But, with a gain, sometimes comes a loss. Later on Helen dies from a typhus epidemic that swept the school. Helen was Jane's only friend at the school, and Jane spent the rest of her years there lonely. After the school, Jane finds a job as a teacher of Adele. Rochester is the man that gave her the job, and she later comes to find that she has fallen in love with this man. That is gain, but as I pointed out earlier in the blog, with a gain, comes a loss. Rochester did ask for Jane's hand in marriage, but she soon finds out that Rochester is married and he has been hiding his crazy wife on the third floor of Thornfield. In the end, there was a fire and his wife dies, so Rochester and Jane get married. This gain is a cause to another gain, a little baby boy. Therefore, there are many gains, causes, and loses in this novel.

Jane Eyre #1

The perspective of a novel is the author's point of view in which it was written. The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, is in first person. Also, the narrator of the story is Jane Eyre. So it is from Jane's perspective. I know that the point of view is first person because in the story Jane uses words such as I, me, my, and mine. As for attitude, an author's attitude in a novel is much like the author's tone. Bronte's attitude or tone in this novel is very romantic. There are a number of people falling in love and asking one another to get married. Early in the novel after Jane is sent of to school and she becomes a teacher there, she gets a different job teaching Adele. Jane's employer, Rochester, is a man she falls in love with. So that is an example as to why the tone is romantic. Also very early in the story, the attitude seems to be more gloomy and depressing. It is depressing because in the beginning Jane is an orphan and she is mistreated as she is being raised. Then she is sent of to school where the lifestyle is hard and strict as well as a few of the teachers. After that things get a little bit better for Jane but as of the beginning of the story, the attitude set was gloomy and depressing.

Wuthering Heights #11: Major Conflicts

There is always something going wrong in novels; there are conflicts. These conflicts usually lead to the climax of the novels. In Wuthering Heights but Emily Bronte, there are quite a lot of conflicts. The first conflict and certainly the biggest conflict, would have to be when Catherine Earnshaw agrees to marry Edgar Linton. She does this even though she is in love with Heathcliff. Catherine just marries Linton for his money and social class. Also, Heathcliff is very immature and does not have as much money or social class as Linton. So because of this decision, it causes a conflict between all three of them. And Heathcliff automatically wants to get revenge on Linton for stealing the love of his life. Then, on top of everything, Catherine passes away. This adds to the stress and bitterness of Heathcliff. This makes the biggest conflict of all mainly because Heathcliff spends the rest of his life trying to get revenge on Linton, and this eventually leads to his death. So he spends his whole life caught up on revenge. The conflict between Heathcliff, Catherine, and Linton is just one of many. But it is definitely the biggest conflict of all because it goes on all throughout the novel.

Wuthering Heights #10: Symbolism

Symbolism is when the author uses an object to express a deeper meaning in the story. With novels, come symbols. Symbolism is a key part of a classic novel. The readers look for symbols in everything they read. When I read the classic novel Wuthering Heights, there were just a couple of symbols that I noticed.

The first symbol that stood out to me were the moors. The moors as I discussed in an earlier blog, they are a type of landscape that are always described in the novel. The two love birds Heathcliff and Catherine always went to the moors together and played when they were little. So in a way these moors that they played in were symbolic because it was a part of their loving relationship.

The second symbol that stood out to me were the ghosts. There seemed to be a lot of ghosts showing up in this novel. One ghost appears early in the novel, the ghost of Catherine that Lockwood sees. Another ghost appears near the end of the novel, the ghost of Heathcliff that all of the villagers see. These ghosts may be fake or real, but either way they symbolize how the people that died still linger in everyone's memories.

Wuthering Heights #9: Tone

In literature, the definition of tone is the author's attitude that is seen in the story. When writing, one must add a tone to their work. There can be a numerous amount of tones in a novel. But in this novel, I only noticed a couple of them. As for Emily Bronte when writing Wuthering Heights, her tone seems rather gloomy. I think it is gloomy because of the characters. A lot of these characters are never really happy and they are always seeking revenge. It is also gloomy because of all of the events that happen throughout the novel, like all of the deaths that take place. Bronte's tone also seems quite tragic because of the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff that never works out. This is all just in about the first half of the novel. Her tone changes towards the second half of the novel. In the end Bronte's tone seems to be more interested and happy. This is because of the new relationship between Catherine and Hareton, and because they are happy as well. Things work out a lot better than they did in the beginning of the novel. So that explains Bronte's change of tone. And those are the couple of tones that stood out to me in Emily Bronte's novel.

Wuthering Heights #8

Reflecting history accurately can be difficult. However, I feel the author Emily Bronte did quite well reflecting history in her novel Wuthering Heights. Back in the mid 1700's to 1800's (the time period this novel was written in), people's social class was very important to one another. An excellent example to show how the history was reflected was when Catherine decided to marry Edgar Linton. The only reason she married him was to be socially advanced, and also to be wealthy. Being in a high social class was extremely important to people back then.

As for any types of discrimination of that time period, people were quite racist against women. Women never had close to as many rights as men did. They could never buy or own property. If land was to be inherited it, the son would inherit it. Just like the Earnshaw manor. After Mr. Earnshaw died, Hindley inherited the property. And when Hindley died, Heathcliff inherited the property even though he was not a part of the family. Catherine could not inherit the property no matter what. This novel is great at showing what times were like back in that time period. The econmy was extremely different and so were the rights that people had.

Wuthering Heights #7

A numerous amount of things come to mind when I think about techniques that the author may use. One technique that I noticed in Bronte's writing was suspense. Suspense is always a good technique to use to keep the reader interested. If you use suspense the reader will keep on reading because they will want to know what happens next. For example, the complicated relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine can be suspenseful at times. When Catherine agreed to marry Edgar, the readers would want to keep reading to see why Catherine agreed to it and what Heathcliff's reaction would be. Also, after seeing Heathcliff's reaction readers would want to keep reading to see what Heathcliff would do to get revenge.

Another technique used by Bronte would be symbolism. Symbolism is when the author uses an object to express a deeper meaning in the story. One symbol in this novel would be the moors. Moors are a type of landscape that always describe the setting in Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff and Catherine would often play in the moors as children. In this way the moors are symbolic because this adds to their love affair that the two had. These are just a couple techniques that stood out to me in Bronte's writing.