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This 12 page paper discusses “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte and “Wide Sargasso Sea” by Jean Rhys and the way in which the authors discuss patriarchy and rebellion against it. The novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” tells the story of Edward Rochester and his first wife; she is never seen, but is a major driving force in the classic Bronte novel. The Rhys book is a “prequel” to the events in “Jane Eyre.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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some of the story that takes place before the events of the earlier novel. It also appears that gender roles and expectations play a huge part in both novels, though
Jane Eyre is much more successful in declaring her independence than Antoinette is. This paper looks at the way the authors of these two books depict the gender issues of
the time, and whether or not they successfully argue against patriarchy. Discussion Well begin with the earlier novel. It is laid out as a series of episodes in Janes life,
and moves through them in linear fashion. It begins with her childhood; she is in the care of her aunt, Mrs. Reed, who despises her and she is at the
mercy of Mrs. Reeds children, Eliza, Georgiana and John (Bront?, 2007). From the very beginning, Jane is subjected to intolerable cruelty; today, Mrs. Reed would be in court, if not
in jail, for her treatment of the girl. But the real villain of this episode is John, who is a bully in the traditional sense of the word. He terrorizes
Jane physically. In the opening chapter of the novel, Bront? tells us that hes 14, four years older than Jane; in addition he is "large and stout for his age,"
meaning of course that hes much larger than the girl (Bront?, 2007). He is a glutton as well and tends toward biliousness, which can mean either that he becomes ill
after eating, or he hes bad-tempered, probably both (Bront?, 2007). John should have been attending school, but his mother kept him at home because of his "delicate health," but in
reality, the boy is healthy enough; its his disgusting eating habits that make him sick (Bront?, 2007). Its the fault of Mrs. Reed that she is totally blind to her
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