Jane Eyre - Love
Longing for Love Charlotte Bronte created the novel "Jane Eyre," with an overriding theme of love. The emotional agony that the main character experiences throughout the novel stem from the treatment received as a child, loss of loved ones, and economic hardships. To fill these voids, Jane longs for love. Ironically, Jane rejects affection at some point throughout the novel though it is that which she seeks. Her painful childhood experiences create an emotional center derived from this pain. Thus, she views love as consuming and it is not a high priority in Jane's life. She accepts the fact that she will probably live her life in loneliness. From the onset of the novel we view the world ...
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one bit of love or kindness, but I cannot live so: and you have no pity" (Bronte, 45). Her early life at Gateshead proved to be a rather traumatic period in Jane's life. Jane "dared commit no fault: [she] strove to fulfill every duty; [she] was termed naughty and tiresome, sullen and sneaky, from morning to noon, and from noon to night" (Bronte, 22). Trying to act in accordance with Mrs. Reed and the Reed children, never purposely committing a fault, Jane was continuously "naughty" in Mrs. Reed's eye. Living a childhood such as Jane's, one would expect a self-willed and rebellious personality to emerge. "I was a discord at Gateshead Hall; I was like nobody there…If they did not love me, in fact, as little did I love them" (Bronte 23). Treated with disrespect and lack of love Jane began her journey, her quest for love. Her rebellion towards the family that hated her fueled an inner subconscious conflict dealing with love and trust. Mrs. Reed eventually sends Jane to a boarding ...
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in Jane's life at Lowood is Miss Evans, the superintendent. Miss Evans is primarily the first person in Jane's life that treats Jane with justice and confidence in her ability to "make good." In her dealings with Miss Evans and the Burkhart 4 scolding she receives from Miss Evans, Jane puts Helen's lessons to use. She tries to accept her scolding as if it had some higher purpose, though she is hurt inside when she is scolded. Her experiences at Lowood make her a much stronger self-willed person, though they also contribute to her decrease in rebelliousness. Jane eventually leaves Lowood and ventures to Thornfield Manor where she gains the position of governess under Mr. Edward ...
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