Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë, importance of time, Victorian era, romanticism, Gothic novel, industrialization, patriarchal society, self-knowledge
The novel was published in 1847 under the male pseudonym of Currer Bell. The historical context is the Victorian era, during which the British Empire was at its height with possessions all over the world. The literary context of the work coincides with the beginning of the Romantic movement, so the novel, in addition to the tragic overtones typical of Romanticism, also has elements of the horror novel, typical of the Gothic novel. Regarding the social context that marks the work, it is a society with a nascent industrialization. It is also a patriarchal society in which women were always subject to the will of a male member of the family. Time has a major relationship in the work of Charlotte Brontë.
[...] These stories free Jane from unpleasant family situations, spark her imagination, and offer her a wide world beyond the problems of real life. Formation is also central, and fulfillment is an integral part of temporal history. Everything seems compromised for her because she is an orphan and is brought up in a boarding school. She therefore does not have the necessary and expected bases to have a happy life. Abused and humiliated, she gradually gets up and becomes a teacher. [...]
[...] Jane's appeal to the reader engages us directly on this journey of self-knowledge; the reader becomes his accomplice, learning and changing with the heroine. He grows with her and gains in confidence. But the author also knows how to make us lose track of time. Indeed, the adventures and events are revealed drop by drop and it keeps us in suspense, the suspense is intense. The reader is at the forefront and seems to live at the same time as the characters and the plots. [...]
[...] We must therefore know how to be patient because our involvement is put to the test. By the end of the novel, time has caused the relations between the sexes to be turned upside down. The abilities and potential of each are rewarded at their true value as a divine judgment. Rochester is broken and crippled by his blindness, while Jane is strong and rich. They were still able to get what they wanted. It is only now that the marriage of the two is possible. [...]
[...] Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë (1847) - How important is time in the work of Charlotte Brontë? The novel was published in 1847 under the male pseudonym of Currer Bell. The historical context is the Victorian era, during which the British Empire was at its height with possessions all over the world. The literary context of the work coincides with the beginning of the Romantic movement, so the novel, in addition to the tragic overtones typical of Romanticism, also has elements of the horror novel, typical of the Gothic novel. [...]
[...] Conditioned, she seems constantly confronted with the dilemma of her quest for identity. Readers can construct their own responses based on their unique and personal analysis of the book. This ability to be understood under several dimensions makes Jane Eyre a novel that nourishes multiple readings and analyzes over time. Resolutely modern and ahead of her time, Jane Eyre explains a new role for women. She can aspire to a destiny other than a simple spectator. Time study shows that the female character is admirable and on par with the male counterparts in other novels. [...]
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