... shared between me and the shape he sees in his mirror." Is Charlotte stressing a constant here- that no matter the nature of the woman, her worth shall always be measured on a different scale to that of a man's? Of course, you could equally argue against the feminist nature of Blanche's statement. Blanche is depicted as a silly, vain girl, so surely for her ... softened due to such a conclusion. However, the relationship between the two has progressed significantly since living together at Thornfield; the destruction of which somewhat wipes the slate clean. Whereas Jane once relied on ...

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... , both canonical authors became known for their depictions of a chronically lonely, tragic and devilish character known as a Byronic hero. In Charlotte's "Jane Eyre" the part of Byronic hero is played by Rochester and in "Wuthering Heights," Emily's literary work, Heathcliff is nearly the definition of ... becomes a good friend and even a mother type figure to Jane even though they are close to the same age. Helen's death left Jane; much like Charlotte's sister's deaths left Charlotte, many more responsibilities with no mothering figure to lean on. This example shows that in all aspects o...

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