A 6 page paper discussing the significance of class-consciousness in Bronte's novel. The paper discusses the impact of the materialism of Victorian society on Jane herself, and shows how Bronte's rejection of Victorian values postulated a class system based on merit rather than money. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 10 page paper comparing the main character of Charlotte Bronte's novel with Bronte herself. The writer concludes that although there are a few ways in which Bronte's life is directly reflected in the book, the correspondences between Charlotte and Jane lie more in the way both heroines deal with a damaged self-concept through the development of their frank and passionate natures, and their determination to live according to their own moral principles.
Bibliography lists nine sources.