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A 19 page research paper that analyzes Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece Jane Eyre. The writer argues that this novel features a controversial heroine who was the antithesis of Victorian notions of what a woman should be like. Furthermore, the passionate relationship and eventual marriage of Rochester and Jane is explored, and also offered as being radically different from Victorian paradigms. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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of an unregenerate and undisciplined spirit and Anne Moxley in 1853 commented that the novel appeared to be have been written by an "alien...from society (who was) amendable to none
of its laws" (Gilbert 353). Margaret Oliphant, in 1855, made the observation that "the most alarming revolution of modern times has followed the invasion of Jane Eyre" (Gilbert 353).
Another critic from Brontes era indicated that in Jane Eyre, Bronte demonstrated a "moral perversity" and "indifference to vice" that "deformed" the entire work (Wein 733).
While some of Brontes fellow writers, such as William Makepeace Thackeray, praised her work (Kay 723), as the above shocked reactions from traditional critics demonstrate, Jane
Eyre featured a controversial heroine, who was dramatically different from Victorian precepts of gender behavior. Janes station in society, her upbringing, and education, as well as her behavior, made her
a "good" woman according to societal standards. But, Jane did not conform to the Victorian stereotype in other ways. She was not submissive. She talked back to her "betters" and
demonstrated an independence of will that Victorians associated only as a masculine attribute. By examining Jane Eyre, it can be shown that instead of being rejected for
her plainness (women were suppose to be ornamental), Janes independence of will and obvious intellect win her not only the love of an aristocratic gentlemen, Edward Rochester, but also his
respect. Rather then treat his wife as a glorified servant, Bronte indicates that Rochester is drawn to Jane as to an equal, yet, also their relationship is also founded on
passion. Rochester is definitely the "desired object" of Janes romantic "quest" (Kendrik 235). This theme in Jane Eyre makes the protagonist antithetical to the societal norms of that period.
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