... An obvious way of recognizing that it was written in the Victorian era, is the language that Bronte uses. It is very difficult to understand for someone unfamiliar with nineteenth-century texts. The sentences are long and complicated, and the vocabulary is elaborate. This formal prose was very common at this ... cleverly and in this first part of the book, there are three main techniques that I have noticed. The first is the descriptive passages Bronte uses to get the reader nearer to the action. A good example of this is Bronte's often journalistic style of writing. This is shown when Ja...

• Word Count: 1931
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... for modern readers, however, who are aware of the work's fictitious nature, Jane's addressing of the reader in such direct sentences as "reader I married him," and even more so in questions such as "You have not quite forgotten little Adele, have you reader," creates the image of Jane as a very real, living narrator. These ... example of this might be the narrator Jane's empathy for characters such as Mrs Reed, which is at odds with the child's perception. She asks "how could she really like an interloper not of her race?"," but the reader is left uncertain as to who exactly is uttering...

• Word Count: 2174
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate