Analysis of Jane Eyre from the perspective of New Historicism

This paper analyses Jane Eyre from the perspective of new historicism. In the first part,by explaining the influence of social background to the creation of Jane Eyre and the influence of characters in Jane Eyre to the development of the society,it analyses the relationship between literature and history. The second part particularly elaborates the new historicism strategies used in the creation of Jane Eyre,such as to analyse history from personal perspective,subversion and oppression,self-fashioning and so on. The last part is a conclusion,which further expounds the significance of interpret Jane Eyre from the perspective of new historicism.     

A Unity of Contradictions-An Analysis of Jane Eyre’s Character

Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece Jane Eyre creates a bright figure in the world’s literature, attracting readers of generations all through the globe with her character of both unconvention and convention, which is a unity of contradictions. In this paper, the author presents the analysis in two parts: Jane Eyre’s childhood in Gateshead, and Jane Eyre’s schooldays in Lowood, drawing a conclusion finally that the two aspects of Jane Eyre’s nature-unconvention and convention are indispensable for portraying the heroine.     

The Awakening of Female Consciousness:Analysis of Jane Eyre’ s Character

Jane Eyre is the masterpiece of Charlotte Bronte,who was a famous British woman novelist.In Jane Eyre,the author describes a heroine Jane Eyre who shows her rebelliousness to the indifferent and unequal society in her time and revealed the tragic life of common people,especially of women and children,under Capitalism.Meanwhile,this novel also provides such an important theme that women should enjoy an equal position with men both in family and social life.The heroine Jane is neither beautiful,nor rich,but her rebellion,independence and her pursuit of love strike us deeply.Jane Eyre sets a good example for women.Therefore,Jane Eyre becomes the typical figure with female consciousness.This paper is to analyze the typical character in Jane Eyre from the different periods of her life and conclude that Jane comes to self consciousness in this process.From the analysis of Jane’s splendid character,we can see the awakening of female consciousness in that period of time.     

Jane Eyre’s Character Displayed in Her Experience of Marriage and Love

Charlotte Bronte is a famous English woman novelist in the 19th century.Her masterpiece Jane Eyre creates a bright figure in the world’s literature,attracting readers of generations all through the globe with her character of both unconvention and convention,which is a unity of contradictions.In this paper,the author presents the analysis in two parts:Jane Eyre’s convention presented in her experience of marriage and love,and Jane Eyre’s unconvention presented in her experience of marriage and love,drawing a conclusion finally that the two aspects of Jane Eyre’s nature-unconvention and convention are indispensable for portraying the heroine.     

On Female Awareness through the Analysis of Jane Eyre's Character

In Jane Eyre,the author described a heroine Jane Eyre who showed her rebelliousness to the indifferent and unequal society in that time and revealed the tragedy life of common people under the Capitalism especially of the women and children.Meanwhile,this work also provided such an important subject that the women should enjoy the equal position both in family and social life.Therefore Jane Eyre became the typical figure with female awareness.     

Analysis of Jane Eyre from the perspective of New Historicism

This paper analyses Jane Eyre from the perspective of new historicism. In the first part, by explaining the influence of social background to the creation of Jane Eyre and the influence of characters i...     

Antithetical Aesthetics——on the Aesthetic Mode in Jane Eyre

British famous authoress Charlotte Bronte,known for her masterpiece Jane Eyre,is liked by masses of readers.Its most unforgettable point is the classic image in the world literature gallery-Jane Eyre.It’s the beauty that makes Jane unforgettable.Then where does the beauty lie and how does the authoress pass the signal of such beauty via the character-what aesthetic mode does the authoress employ? Why should such mode be? Through reading the text repeatedly,I think the novel Jane Eyre implies one unique aesthetic mode,namely the mode of"Antithetical Aesthetics",and creates the beauty image with the help of it.With such understanding,in this essay I attempt to explore Jane Eyre and its aesthetic value.     

A Brief Comparison of the Two Characters-Jane Eyre and Tess

Jane and Tess are the heroines of Jane Eyre and Tess of the D’Ubervilles. They all lived in the same period and have similarities in miserable experience and personality. However, due to their differ...     

A Review of Studies on Jane Eyre in the Recent Years in China

Jane Eyre is a masterpiece of the famous English writer Charlotte Bronte’s in 19 th century. From its coming into being,it has appealed a lot of literary critics to explore the heroine, Jane Eyre. Their opinions are positive, negative, or they study it from different aspects. So it’s very necessary to have a review about these different views in order that readers can understand it more clearly. This essay attempts to summarize these different literary critics in the recent years in China, mainly from Jane Eyre’s characters, and through the approaches of feminism, religious consciousness, and comparison with other females.     

A Comparative Study on Different Fates between Jane Eyre and Lin Daiyu

Jane Eyre and A Dream of Red Mansions can be regarded as the most famous two classics in the history of literature.In A Dream of Red Mansions,Cao Xueqin exhausted almost all his heart and soul to portray the character─Lin Daiyu,whose tragic and impressive love story has moved thousands of readers into tears.While,Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre raised heated discussion in 19th century because of the vivid and energetic female she depicted in her book.By comparison,it is easy to find that there are some similarities between the two characters.However,their fates are quite different.This paper tries to make a comparison between Jane Eyre and Lin Daiyu,review their life experience,analyze possible reasons that may account for the different fates,and draw a conclusion.Hope that this paper can do some help to those who are interested in literature home and abroad.     

A Comparison between the Female Images of Jane Eyre and Catherine Earnshaw

Charlotte Brontё and Emily Brontё were two important writers in the 19 thcentury. In their masterpieces Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, the two authors created two classic female images—Jane Eyre and Catherine Earnshaw. Though the Brontёsisters had similar life experience and living circumstances, the two images which are created by them still have many differences in their understanding and attitudes towards social status and love. This paper tries to analyze the differences of the two female images.     

The Personalities of Jane Eyre Compared with Other Person

Jane Eyre is still loved by readers although 150 years so far, which is the famous British writer Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece. Compared to other person, we know the personalities of Jane Eyre vividly and her pure love with Mr. Rochester. As Cahill Gibran said"Beauty is a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted".     

Jane Eyre&Charlotte Bronte--An analysis about the relationship between character and writer

Through the comparison of Charlotte Bronte’s experience and Jane Eyre’s,it proves that any character and plot have the trace of the author. Therefore,the novel can be analyzed and understood better by another way,to analyze the writer’s life.     

Comment on Jane Eyre' Character and Her Spirit

This paper,from what Jane Eyre experienced and what she thought about the happenings,first analyses Jane Eyre’s independent,rebellious characters and spirits and her spiritual and supernatural themes,and then shows her typical character.     

The Gothic Elements in Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is considered as a realistic novel with Romanticism.The author Charlotte Bronte built a new woman fighting for the independence and equality in a patriarchal society in the novel.However,another very important factor that makes Jane Eyre a great work is the Gothic elements in Jane Eyre.The article briefly discusses the Gothic features through analyzing several extracts in the novel.     

“There is Always The Other Side”:Deconstruction of English Identity and Masculinity-Intertextuality between Wide Sargasso Sea and Jane Eyre

Jean Rhys’Wide Sargasso Sea is the classic revisionary novella of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. It rewrites the tragic story of Mr. Rochester’s voiceless and lunatic ex-wife, Berthe Mason. This paper t...     

The Function of Death in Jane Eyre

The essay is on the novel of Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte.Jane was an orphan,finally she developed into an intellectual,confident and independent woman.She married her true love and realized her dream at last.During the period of her growth,many deaths appeared in Jane’s life.These deaths play an important part in the novel.This essay will discuss the function of death in the novel.The author’s view of death was expressed through Jane’s life,love and her character.Through the arguments in the novel,we can draw a conclusion:death is not fearful.Love is eternal.We should learn how to love-love everything around us and cherish everything that you own.     

Jane Eyre and Her Female Conception about Love

Jane Eyre is a famous image in literature history.Her strong will about women’s independence influenced a lot of women readers.In this thesis,we analyze Jane Eyre through her Love and conscience,female conception and Searching for home and real love.     

The Feministic View of Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre

In Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte explores the culturally subversive way of feminine revolt and independence against the conventional 19th century pattern of marriage and subjection to patriarchal system.Bertha Mason,the counter figure,is a typical representation of the imprisoned Victorian wife,who shows how women fit into the stereotype of Victorian society:dominated by the masculine codes and treated as inferior.