and to recreate a world of their life and experience,and whose works often convey a subjective impression or picture where everything and everybody is seen through the eyes of the authors and where every means is succumbed to the conveyance of this subjectivity. Just like Dickens and Thackeray,Charlotte Bronte gives us realistic pictures of the social life of the 19th century in her novels.But her realism is colored by petty-bourgeois philanthropy.She believes that education is the key to all social problems,and that by the improvement of the school system,and most ofthe social evils could be removed. I Jane Eyre: 1.Plot The plot of Jane Eyre follows the form of a Bildungsroman, which is a novel that tells the story of a child's maturation and focuses on the emotions and experiences that accompany and 10' incite his or her growth to adulthood.Even since its publication Jane Eyre has appealed to the general reading public.It is known as a work of critical realism as well as the first and one of the most popular works of the working middle-class women.Its social criticism is found in its vivid description of life of a poor orphan left dependent on some selfish,cold-hearted people and
and to recreate a world of their life and experience, and whose works often convey a subjective impression or picture where everything and everybody is seen through the eyes of the authors and where every means is succumbed to the conveyance of this subjectivity. Just like Dickens and Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte gives us realistic pictures of the social life of the 19th century in her novels. But her realism is colored by petty-bourgeois philanthropy. She believes that education is the key to all social problems, and that by the improvement of the school system, and most of the social evils could be removed. I. Jane Eyre: 1. Plot The plot of Jane Eyre follows the form of a Bildungsroman, which is a novel that tells the story of a child’s maturation and focuses on the emotions and experiences that accompany and incite his or her growth to adulthood. Even since its publication, Jane Eyre has appealed to the general reading public. It is known as a work of critical realism as well as the first and one of the most popular works of the working middle-class women. Its social criticism is found in its vivid description of life of a poor orphan left dependent on some selfish, cold-hearted people and 10’
her hard struggle to retain her dignity as a human being.Another factor for the popularity of the novel lies in the fact that it is the first governess novel in the history of English literature.Instead of the rich,gentry,frail,modest and virtuous beauties of the conventional heroines,here we have a small,plain,poor govemness who begins her life all alone,with nobody caring for her and nothing attractive.What she has is an intense feeling,a ready sympathy and a strongsense ofequality and independence. Besides Jane's exceptional personalities,the book is also hailed as a representative work of feminist writings,i.e.works reflecting the experience and defending the interest of weaker sex.In a way it speaks not only for those unfortunate govemesses like Jane,but all the middle-class women and women ofall classes. 2.Here is an excerpt from Jane Eyre which is Jane's declaration to Mr.Rochester of her equality with him: "Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you?Do you think I am an automation?-a machine without feelings?And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips,and 5 my drop of living water dashed from my cup?Do you think. because I am poor,obscure,and plain,and little,I am soulless and heartless?-You think wrong!I have as much soul as you,-and fiull as much heart!If god had gifted me with some
her hard struggle to retain her dignity as a human being. Another factor for the popularity of the novel lies in the fact that it is the first governess novel in the history of English literature. Instead of the rich, gentry, frail, modest and virtuous beauties of the conventional heroines, here we have a small, plain, poor governess who begins her life all alone, with nobody caring for her and nothing attractive. What she has is an intense feeling, a ready sympathy and a strong sense of equality and independence. Besides Jane’s exceptional personalities, the book is also hailed as a representative work of feminist writings, i.e. works reflecting the experience and defending the interest of weaker sex. In a way, it speaks not only for those unfortunate governesses like Jane, but all the middle-class women and women of all classes. 2. Here is an excerpt from Jane Eyre which is Jane’s declaration to Mr. Rochester of her equality with him: “Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automation?—a machine without feelings? And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, and plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?—You think wrong! I have as much soul as you,-and full as much heart! If god had gifted me with some 5’