A 9 page paper examining mother-daughter relationships in Charlotte Bronte's most famous novel. The writer delves deeply into the way motherhood was perceived in the 19th century, and then shows Bronte's deviation from this tradition. Bibliography lists 7 sources. An 11 page paper analyzing the stylistic components of Jane Eyre which draw the reader onto the author's side. The writer concludes that Bronte's complex characterization and her subversive moral vision encouraged the nineteenth century woman to break out of the mold into which society expected all women to fit.
Bibliography lists seven sources.
A seven page paper looking at Charlotte Bronte s novel in terms of its depiction of family. The paper argues that Bronte s difficulty in dealing with the authority issues implicit in family relationships is reflected in the absence of mothers and fathers in the novel. Bibliography lists two sources.