... way? The thought is doubtful. An abused child typically becomes withdrawn and subservient. This is definitely not the road that Jane took in dealing with her "abuse." Charlotte Bronte's portrayal of Jane does imply that Jane was in an abusive situation. However, Jane stood up and decided she would learn how to "endure ... These early pages of the novel truly set a precedent for how bad things that happen to Jane simply make her stronger. The idea of Jane Eyre's abuse as a child in her aunt's home is therefore romanticized in the novel. Romanticism in this case is Jane creating the drama ...

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... Jane asks the question "why?" regarding her situation, and talks about her feelings of desired to be loved, and wanted by someone, any-one, even by those who abuse her. The stifling fear and sense of urgency that Jane endures in the red room takes a crippling tole on her. The red room symbolizes not only the physical entrap-ment ... was the basis of constricting societal hierarchy during the Victorian era. Helen Burns attends the Lowood School and is continually mistreated, Jane is astonished to see her reactions towards the abuse because she turns the other cheek. Although being surrou...

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... ends up happy and gets married to Rochester. Conflicts occurred to Jane througout the novel. She was having conflicts with other people and society.The man- conflicts was the physical abuse she was recieving. As the novel started, Jane was getting along with John and the rest of the Reeds. She really didn't get along with her Aunt Reed and her ... cousins. When she was with her Aunt, they usually would abuse her. Jane would be scared every minute while she was there, she never knew when they would strike at her. Jane quoted "He bullied and punished me;not two or ... ...

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... the subject" and the servants do not like to "offend their young master" by siding with Jane (P.4). As a result of his abuse, Jane never thinks of "replying" (P.5) to him because she is terrified. It is because of John's taunting and abuse that Jane is unfairly locked in the Red Room. She reacts to John throwing a library book at her head for no ... ...

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... ". Where Jane emerges from repression with fierce rebukes and would "strike back very hard" expressing her passions as resistance, Helen expresses her passions through religion. Despite punishment, abuse and malnourishment, Helen's passion for religion never wavers and although Bronte is questioning the form of religion she and many others devote themselves to, it is undoubted that she emerges ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... is ironic that something a lowly as a footstool should resemble something as powerful as a throne. It is in this room that we can see how Jane starts to reflect on the abuse that she has suffered at the hands of the Reeds. She now refers to "John Reed's violent tyrannies," " his sister's proud indifferences," "and all his mother's aversion and the servants ... ...

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... Bronte's Jane Eyre, Jane's childhood lacks love and the experiences necessary in order to maintain healthy relationships, therefore causing her to go on a search for her identity. Because of the abuse imposed upon her, she created a sense of independence and dignity. In contrast, the nineteenth century Victorian era woman needed wealth or position to avoid a life of drudgery. Women were viewed ... ...

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... flesh on my bones shrank when he came near." It seems that if she wanted to make herself seem better or anything to that extent she wouldn't have included the abuse she received as a child. Another example is that throughout the book she portrays her lover, Rochester, as both an evil, dirty man, and as a man she loves. By showing both ... ...

• Word Count: 812
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• Grade Level: High School