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Setting can be described as the time and place in which an event occurs. It is a major factor in revealing plot and showing character development. The setting in The Grapes of Wrath allows the reader to see the poor conditions in the dust bowl that the Joad family was forced to live and the opportunities they had in California; however, they were unable to obtain them. Charlotte Bronte sets her story, Jane Eyre, in the 1840's, a time often refereed to as the Victorian age. By doing this, the reader can get a sense of how women are treated, and what responsibilities they were required to uphold in society. They rarely held important jobs if they were not married. Instead, they basically had two options either as a governess or a schoolteacher. If they were married they were mothers and hostesses for their husband's parties. Jane was a very strong woman for her time, as she did not allow people to mistreat her. She is on a constant search for love and goes many places to find it. As Jane travels through each place, starting at age ten in Gateshead Hall till she was nineteen in Ferndean, she matures as a result of the experiences that she has, which in turn allows her to become a strong woman.
Jane left Thornfield with only twenty shillings. She decided to take a coach as far as her money could take her. After she ran out of money she ended up in the Moor House. The Moor House was owned by three siblings, St. John, Mary, and Diane Rivers. St. John was a minister at a parish in their village. Jane immediately moved in with them and worked as a teacher at the parish that John worked at. She enjoyed working there, but not as much as she enjoyed working at Adele, because she loved teaching French and painting. Jane's relationship with St. John was strictly a working one. She helped him learn hindostanee (Hindi) in order to prepare him for his new job as a missionary. He would later use this the language during his missionary work. He wanted Jane to marry him and become a missionary wife when he moved to India. He tried everything to persuade her to come. He told her that God planned this for her and that it was her duty to God to do this. Jane told him "He will never love me; but he shall approve me. He prizes me as a soldier would a good weapon." (405). St. John wants to marry Jane for love. The relationship that Jane had with St. John was very different than the one that she has with Rochester. The two relationships are very confusing to Jane. It caused her to hear things. She was deciding whether she would she should go to India with him, and she heard Rochester calling her name. It was than that she knew that she must go back to him. Jane left Moor house for Thornfield immediately. When Jane arrived at Thornfield she saw that the house was in compleat ruins. After she inquired about the house she found out that Bertha had set the house on fire by lighting Jane’s old room on fire and jumped from the balcony. She also found out that Mr. Rochester had moved into seclusion into a home called Ferndean after he had lost his ability to see and his hand. Jane went to see Rochester at a house that was buried deep in the forest, it was a home owned by his father used for hunting. It also was the place that Jane and Rochester were finally reunited. Jane’s return helped Rochester regain his vision and allowed them to be together. They decided to get married. “Reader, I married him” (498). Jane spent a lot of her time nursing Rochester back to health. He regained vision in one of his eyes. This home was very different than the other ones that Jane lived in, it was the one that she was truly happy in. It wasn’t a fancy home but a simple one. ovel, Jane, age ten, lives in Gateshead Hall, a house owned by her uncle. She lived with her Aunt Reed and her three children. Jane was treated as an outcast there because of her lower class background and the fact that her uncle loved her the most over his wife and children. This caused jealousy in
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Approximate Word count = 1889
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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