Essays Tagged: "Thornfield Hall"

Imagery In "Jane Eyre" by Bronte

oves to be the biggest obstacle at each stop of Jane's journey: Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institution, Thornfield Manor, Moor House, and Ferndean Manor. Through the progression of the story, Jane slowly ... Jane slowly learns how to understand and control her repression. I will be analyzing Janes stops at Thornfield Manorand Moor House for this is where she met the two most important men in her life. The ...

(6 pages) 121 2 3.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Romance and Gender.

oody Edward Rochester (Orson Welles). They live on the bleak-looking moors in a huge mansion called Thornfield Hall. Falling in love with Rochester, Jane Eyre is drawn into the mystery and dark secret ...

(10 pages) 197 1 3.4 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Notes for "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.

ohn Eyre- Jane's uncle, leaves her 20,000 poundsEdward Rochester- Jane's employer and the master of Thornfield, a wealthy and passionate man, unconventional and ready to set aside polite manners, prop ... y marriage to BerthaThe RiversSt. John Rivers- serves as Jane's benefactor after she runs away from Thornfield, gives her food and shelter, is the minister at Morton, cold, reserved, and often control ...

(12 pages) 111 0 3.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Gothic Elements in Jane Eyre

eighteenth and nineteenth century gothic novels. Gothic elements can be seen in the mystery behind Thornfield and Rochester's past. There is also a prevalent theme of the supernatural, such as the ap ... mystery, violence and the supernatural have the strongest presence in Jane Eyre.The mystery behind Thornfield and Rochester's past is a strong theme in the novel. When Jane first arrived at Thornfiel ...

(6 pages) 58 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Jane Eyre" By Charlotte Bronte: A temptuous life an extra-ordinary heroine

become a teacher at Lowood. At the age of eighteen she seeks independence and becomes governess at Thornfield Hall. Over time, Jane falls in love with its master, Edward Rochester, who eventually pro ... abruptly halted by the announcement that Rochester's insane wife is kept locked up in the attic of Thornfield. Jane runs away. Penniless and almost starving, Jane roams the countryside in search of s ...

(7 pages) 12 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Superstitions in "Jane Eyre": How the Supernatural Affects the Rational

arly naiveté, but her superstitious nature appears again soon after she begins employment at Thornfield Hall. The situation is somewhat different: she is there because she chose to be, it is ou ... d collected; similarly, during this episode the weather is cold and dark. When Jane is returning to Thornfield in the dark after an errand, she hears a horse and dog approaching and again remembers st ...

(4 pages) 14 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"There are as many different ways of interpreting and valuing texts as there are readers." Do you agree? (Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre")

f individual readers differ greatly. Rochester plays a series of games with Jane during her stay at Thornfield Hall, which ultimately was to prove costly for him; perhaps his single greatest blunder w ...

(4 pages) 18 0 3.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Jane Eyre

trument of evil to what you wholly love" (317) Bertha's increasing madness leads her to set fire to Thornfield Hall: "Thornfield Hall is quite a ruin: it was burnt down just last harvest time"¦ ... re broke out at dead of night"¦the building was one mass of flame" (415). The destruction of Thornfield leads to the destruction of Bertha. In the fire Bertha dies: "She was a big woman, and ha ...

(3 pages) 1504 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Jane Erye: A Woman Of Independent Means

a governess. As Jane continues to live life as a governess with her employer Mr.Rochester at Thornfield Hall, she later falls in love with him. As situations complicate with Mr. Rochester Jane ...

(3 pages) 1473 0 0.0 Jun/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An Air of Secrecy in the Novel "Jane Eyre". Express how secrecy drives the plot of the novel Jane Eyre.

uing Jane. Jane discovers the truth on their wedding day and is devastated and she decides to leave Thornfield Hall. This separation is extremely significant to both the novel's plot and Rochester as ... appy marriage to Jane. Such maturation is made clear when he humbly begs Jane to remain with him at Thornfield, rescues the woman who destroyed his life and allows himself to be viewed as something le ...

(4 pages) 14 0 3.5 Sep/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Jane Eyre and foreshadowing

is offered employment by Mrs. Fairfax, as governess to young Adele Varens, ward of Mr. Rochester of Thornfield Hall. Despite Rochester's cynical and harsh exterior, Jane finds herself drawn to him.A f ... harsh exterior, Jane finds herself drawn to him.A fire set in the house leads Jane to believe that Thornfield and it's master are hiding a deep dark secret.Jane has fallen in love with Rochester when ...

(8 pages) 11 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Comparison between Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason from Jane Eyre

t was not Leah …The shape standing before me had never crossed my eyes within the precincts of Thornfield Hall before…Its seemed, sir, a woman, tall and large…It was a discoloured face& ... tory would just be another tale of love. Jane becomes more curious about the mystery hidden deep in Thornfield Hall and begins to think the person causing the mayhem is Grace Poole. The dread of Berth ...

(2 pages) 7978 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Revolutionary Jane

ds Lowood school, which is a school for orphans. At the age of eighteen, she becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, and her position changes. Since she earns her money by teaching a pupil, her positi ... e Victorian era, women were still considered inferior to men. At a certain point during her stay at Thornfield Hall, she expresses her opinion about this: "Women are supposed to be very calm generally ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature