Heilman, one of the critics investigating the gothic features in Jane Eyre, states that Bronte steps away from the old Gothic. ... All of these factors emerge in the novel Jane Eyre. ... Brontë has used the gothic features to demonstrate how Jane's character flourishes when she is exposed to the gothic elements. ... Then, when Jane moves to Lowood School and encounters "Helen Burns", the supernatural elements sweep in there too. ... Components within the plot of Jane Eyre follow the predictable arrangement of a gothic novel. ...

• Word Count: 1776
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

The gothic elements of Jane Eyre enhance the already mysterious story line adding more twists and turns in the plot. ... Rochester and Jane commute almost telepathically is a prime example of Jane Eyre having many of the elements of a gothic novel. ... It is there where supernatural events take place Jane Eyre is no exception. ... Especially when a young Jane Eyre is trapped and locked in there, the room takes on a supernatural event. ... The settings of Jane Eyre do not fall true to the classic settings, such as gothic castles, in gothic novels. ...

• Word Count: 457
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The combination of supernatural occurrences, melancholy mystery, and remote scenery painted a drab backdrop for Jane Eyre in the midst of Europe's almost romanticised tuberculosis epidemic during the Victorian Era. ... One of the first gothic elements we encounter in the novel is the red-room, the position of exile and imprisonment imposed on Jane as punishment for her supposed fault in fighting her cousin. ... The gothic premise of Jane Eyre also develops other characters in both positive and negative ways. ... Jane Eyre's main source of gothic suspense is the dark secret of Roche...

• Word Count: 588
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Jane Eyre is a well-known gothic English novel publishes during the Victorian period by Charlotte Bronte. ... In Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys has written a prequel to Jane Eyre. ... Jane Eyre is narrated by one point of view, thus everything is clear who is good or bad through one perspective. ... Lastly, it discusses about how convincing Wide Sargasso Sea is as a prequel story for Jane Eyre. ... This is a very different kind of feminism from Jane Eyre. ...

• Word Count: 4886
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School