3.2.1.2 Interference Theory and Reliability Modelling Although, at the conceptual and preliminary design phases, the intention is to con-sider systems that fulfil their required performa
Trang 1Jane Eyre is always not only one of the most prominent novels in Victorian age but also ranked among the top masterpieces in the literature history of human The work has been loved by thousands of readers from generation to generation, from every corner in the world Symbolic characters, writing techniques, simple and realistic plot, universal theme, etc, in which the bright talent of the female author -Charlotte Bronte do become great important factors contributing the success of the work
To be crowned with success with a romantic, gentle work, Charlotte Bronte employed on her words and varied artistic techniques in order to create a setting from which characteristics and mood of the main character is made stand out Jane Eyre makes particularly powerful and complex uses of setting, which it intertwines with plot, characterizing and, symbolism and imagery As R B Martin points out
To have a knowledge in about setting building technique in a literature work in
a clear way, it is very nessesary to understand : what is the setting of a novel?
The setting of a novel—the time and place of its action—is crucial to the creation of a complete work Physical places such as deserts and outer space, as well as cultural settings such as hospitals and universities, help determine characters’ conflicts,
aspirations, and destinies (Encarta)
Charlotte Bronte uses this technique on a large scale in Jane Eyre extremely successfully so as to reflect human emotion as well as foreshadow certain events Throughout the entire novel, the appearance of nature, landscape, and even varied weather conditions is all Bronte's tools in the major aim of alerting the readers of the upcoming atmosphere Good weather is the author's tool to foreshadow positive events or moods and poor weather is her tool for setting the tone for negative events
of moods
This technique is performed in the paragraph in which Mr Brocklehurst publicly and falsely accused Jane of being a liar In the Jane's mood of sadness, humiliation, however, readers also predicted an upcoming positive event when Jane
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In another paragraph writing about Jane's fist morning at Thornfield, readers once again comprehended Charlotte Bronte's implication when she wrote:" The chamber looked such a bright little place to me as the sun shone in between the gay blue chintz window and carpeted floor, so unlike the bare planks and strained plaster
of Lowood, that my spirit rose at the view" This not only foreshadowed the positive mood of Jane, but also the experience she would have in the near future living in Thornfield where she would meet Mr Rochester - her beloved husband and other friendly peoples like: Mrs Fairfax and Adele
The setting of the story was built skillfully and cleverly in which beautiful natural ones described in order to foreshadow a positive mood or event
On the other hand, the setting in the novel was used to foreshadow negative events or moods In the novel, when Mr Rochester proposed to Jane, the image of a tree departed into two was strongly foreshadowed omen: "the great horse-chestnut at the bottom of the orchard had been struck by lighting in the night, and half of it split away" Reading these words, readers are not in a divided mind why in the moment of great happiness the author describes an overcast, fearful setting throughout Jane's eyes Does this display the coming of tragedy and the separation of Jane and Rochester? And is this a signal of an ill omen which the author want readers to forecast the following sad event Mrs Rochester was revealed and Jane had to force herself to leave Mr Rochester Once again the predicting setting is taken full advantage by talented pen point of Charlotte Bronte
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"stormy weather" soon to come in the lives of the two main characters:" But what had befallen the night? The moon was not yet set, and we were all in shadow: I could scarcely see my master's face, near as I was And what ailed the chestnut tree? It writhed and groaned; while wind roared in the laurel walk, and came sweeping over us" Surely enough a following violent storm closely after a tranquil evening rose
Another example is when Jane stood alone on the path waiting for Rochester's returning before a wedding day:" The wind roared high in the great trees which embowered the gates; but the road as far as I could see, to the right hand and the left, was all still and solitary: save for the shadows of clouds crossing it at intervals as the moon looked out, it was but a long pale line, unvaried by one moving speck" This setting prepares the reader that her road of life is still so far She has to continue struggling to gain happiness for herself though she cannot see how far it is This description does tell the reader what is going to happen before it does
In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the weather occasionally works in the opposite way
It generally contrasts the moods of the characters For example, a warm and beautiful spring is the backdrop for all of the typhus and consumption at Lowood Sometimes the contrast foreshadows a twist in plot or a change in mood Jane, full of joy at Mr Rochester's proposal of marriage, notes with surprise: "a livid, vivid spark leapt out of
a cloud at which I was looking, and there was a crack, a crash, and a close rattling peal; and I thought only of hiding my dazzled eyes against Mr Rochester's shoulder" (Chapter 23) Bronte sets a scene not of idyllic romance but of turmoil and
destruction The juxtaposition of the foul setting, especially weather against Jane's happiness prepares the reader for the turn of events later in the book
Charlotte Bronte was clever with her use of the weather to foreshadow upcoming moods and events Although this strategy followed a strict rule, the scenes in the novel were not expected or plain She gave the readers hints of what was to be
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Essay on "Jane Eyre"
Jane Eyre, an autobiography written by Charlotte Brontte is one of the most famous novels of all times It was published in 1847 by Smith, Elder and Company, London Charlotte Bronte first published Jane Eyre under the pen name of Currer Bell, and it was an instant success, earning the praise of many reviewers The plot, theme, background, criticism and its adaptations are what to be given follow
The narrator and main character, Jane Eyre is a poor orphan She experienced a joyless childhood with her wealthy relative, the widowed Mrs Reed and her three spoiled children after her parents' deaths Short after, Jane is sent to Lowood, a boarding school run by the inhumanely strict Mr Brocklehust Her only friends there are Miss Temple, the headmistress Jane admires and Helen Burns who is intelligent, patient but later dies of tuberculosis with calmness After a serious typhoid fever epidemic, the conditions in Lowood improve, Jane slowly finds her place in the institution and becomes a teacher When Miss Temple marries and moves away, Jane desires to see the world beyond Lowood and decides to change career She then soon get a position as a governess to a small French girl in Thornfield Hall Everything changes when Mr Rochester, a wealthy Aristocrat, the owner of Thornfield arrives
Mr Rochester, who almost lost all interest in woman because of his unsuccessful love, admires and respect Jane's morality, modesty and finds beauty in Jane He admits that he truly loves her Jane returns his feelings, and they get engaged despite their differences in social status, age and experience They complement and finds the best in each other However, the wedding ceremony is interrupted by a lawyer, who declares that Mr Rochester is already married His mad wife, Bertha Mason is kept in the attic of Thornfield Hall Torn between her love for Rochester and her own integrity, Jane flees Thornfield in the middle of the night with very little money and nowhere to go Wandering for a few days, Jane finally finds a safe shelter with a vica
St John Rivers and his two sisters In a great coincidence, St John learns that he and his two sisters are Jane's cousin And Jane is inherited a large sum of money from an uncle who lived abroad She does not hesitate to share the money with her cousins This gives St John he means to pursue his calling, to go to India as a missionary He asks Jane to marry him and go to India with him Now Jane has the oppotunity to choose the husband of high moral but she knows St John doesn?t truly love her This
is opposite to the situation she had with Mr Rochester When Jane is almost persuaded by her cousin, she hears her beloved master's voice calling her from the sky and she feels she must respond to that call She travels immediately back Thornfield Hall, only to find it abandoned and ruined by a devastating fire She learns that Mr
Trang 5Rochester lost a hand, an eye and the sight of the other eyes as a result of trying to save all the servants and Betha from the flames And he is living nearby at a house called Ferndean Jane goes to him and she marries him She writes about ten years after their marriage and tells of their first born son Eventually Mr Rochester gains part of one sight back and is able to see the child who has similar sparkling eyes as him Jane's long quest to find love and happiness is finally fulfilled
There are several themes in the novel Relations between social classes and genders are crucial, eventually, Jane overcomes obstacles in both fields and her marriage to Rochester is a union of equals When they first met, this was not possible, they were equals in spirit and strength of feeling but not in social status and experience However, Jane's emotional growth and the change in her financial situation combined with Rochester's physical disability and loss of his manor, turn the initial situation up side down And Jane is the one with options and independence Religion is another important theme Jane abandons different religious ideals whose representatives are
Mr Brocklehust, Helen Burns, and St John Rivers to approach her own ideal which combines duty and romantic love "Jane Eyre" also addresses themes of love, responsibility, and the conflict between personal moral and the desire to fulfill the wishes of others
The background of the novel when the orphaned Jane is sent to Lowood, a hash boarding school and witnesses the death of a close friend, Helen Burns, are based on the author's own experiences Charlotte herself together with her four sisters and one brother are orphaned and four of the sisters were sent to a boarding school Two of her sisters died in childhood as a result of the conditions at their school, the Clergy Daughters School at Cowan Bridge These chapters are considered to be some of the most devastating prose in the English language
Some critics speculate that Rochester"s wife, Bertha, the daughter of a Jamaican planter is clearly characterised as being syphilitic : eg " her vices sprang up fast and rank" , "her excesses had prematurely developed the germs of insanity" etc And that mean Rochester would possibly be syphilitic which Bronte fails to follow to the conclusion However, Rochester tells Jane that he was tricked into marrying Bertha by her family, who wanted to get rid of her because she was insane If Bertha was indeed syphilitic, she may have infected the disease before she met Rochester However, others think that Bertha Mason is more a powerful symbol in place to force Jane to make a very difficult decision and to teach her a valuable lesson about hersefl than an actual medical case "I have no family or friends, who cares what happens to me? Who cares if I breach moral and ethics" "I care I matter.") Also it is clearly stated that Bertha was not faithful in her marriage Despite this, and other incoherences within the novel, the author has created a completely unconventional character, in her
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"Jane Eyre" not only inspired many other writers but also has strong effect on the film and television field Its versions appeared as early as 1910s during the silent film era
in Hollywood In addition, Jane Eyre was the basis for the two silents, " The Castle of Thornfield ( 1915) and Woman and Wife (1918) It was also released in 1926 in Germany as the silent film " Waise von Lowood, Die" ( Orphan of Lowood) The first Hollywood Sound film version of the novel was released in 1934 Several more versions appeared on British and American television from 1946 to 1973 It was even released in 1956 Hong Kong as "Mei gu" or "The Ophan Girl" and in Mexico as "El Secreto" in 1963 and later as "Ardiente Secreto" in 1978
In Summary, it cannot be denied "Jane Eyre" is a masterpiece which has risen to a position to the peak of English literature And it's not an exaggeration to say it is the masterpiece of all time This short essay gives just a little information and discusses very briefly on the novel and it's just to say it is not easy at all to evaluate enough about the stature of the novel and it will continue to live and to be discovered by the readers in many generations to come./
On the inspiring development of Jane Eyre’s character in the Charlotte Bronte’s
novel of the same name
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is a master work of 19th century English literature
and a powerful symbol of the triumph of self will over circumstances Jane Eyre overcame very trying — or should we say impossible — circumstances to obtain her personal freedom and self-determination at the end of the story Her success is a powerful inspiration to millions of readers around the world However, in my opinion, the most inspiring about the novel is not Jane’s success itself, but her character
development, which served as the catalyst for this success This essay aims to
illustrate the uniqueness of Jane’s character development, and attempts to explain why this unique development took place
What makes Jane’s character development special and unique is the fact that this type
of development is not at all typical for people who were physically or mentally abused
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personalities and turn into rebellious and violent individuals who see life and other human beings with much hatred A research (Cathy Spatz Widom, "The Cycle of Violence." National Institute of Justice, Research in Brief, October 1992) found that people abused at childhood are 53 percent more likely to be arrested at adolescence and 38 percent more likely to commit serious violent crime This grim scenario
apparently did not happen to Jane Eyre On the contrary, Jane turned into a
compassionate, intelligent and strong willed young woman with high integrity and self-respect, who was not only able to achieve happiness and serenity for herself, but also able to bring tenderness, sympathy and compassion to those around her Jane’s character development strongly contradicts with proven statistics and common sense; and it is precisely this contradiction that makes Jane a powerfully inspiring symbol of the struggle against all odds, a symbol that is much admired by millions all over the world
Jane’s background of an abused childhood might make her character development an atypical and unlikely example, but there are good reasons that explain why this
development took place These reasons, like sewing threads were masterfully woven
by Charlotte Bronte into the background fabric of abused childhood and physical hardship to create an embroidery so lovely and at the same time believable These threads are: Jane’s education, her chosen association, and, of course, her very own innate goodness We will examine how each of these elements influenced Jane Eyre’s character one-by-one
First of all, let us have a look at the impact of Jane’s family and educational
background on her personality shaping process Jane was a poor orphan living with
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promised (unwillingly) to take care of her after her parents’ deaths, but they treated Jane cruelly, and did not regard her as part of the family It was an extremely
unhappy period for Jane, but luckily, she still had some joy owing to her habit of reading This routine can be described as one factor having immense impact on Jane’s personality Every time Jane was punished and driven away by her aunt, she took refuge in the Reed’s living room where lots of books were stored She used to take books down from the shelf and spent hours on reading It opened up an entirely new world for Jane, where she was left alone and undisturbed with her own concepts
of things, her vivid dreams and lively imagination “Each picture told a story;
mysterious often to my undeveloped understanding and imperfect feelings, yet ever profoundly interesting: as interesting as the tales Bessie sometimes narrated on winter evenings…” Although she was just a small child of about ten, but we are already able
to realize that Jane was a clever girl with independent thoughts and a strong
mentality Jane’s way of expressing feelings and emotions was considered unusually improper for females at her time For instance, “I am glad you are no relation of mine I will never call you aunt as long as I live”, are Jane’s words to Mrs Reed when she finally dares to stand up to her oppressing aunt Another example of this occurred when her cousin John bullied and insulted her "Wicked and cruel boy,” Jane shouted “You are like a murderer- you are like a slave-driver- you are like the Roman emperors!”, ‘I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, etc Also I had drawn parallels in silence, which I never thought thus to have declared aloud…’ This was a critical moment in her life, for after that she was sent to Lowood, a boarding school for female orphans
Another element that had tremendous effect on Jane’s development was her
relationship with Helen Burns and Miss Temple at the Lowood School Lowood was run by Mr Brocklehurst, a vicious, canting and heartless man The school was not at
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treatment from her fellow schoolmates in general and constant humiliation by the abusive and hypocritical headmaster in particular Nevertheless, Gateshead Hall is where she was first able to stand on her own feet, and more significantly where she achieved her eight years of schooling Making up for the misery there, she had the companionship with a girl named Helen Burns, her only friend at Lowood and Miss Temple, the headmistress she later came to admire as a role model as well as a
comforting mother figure These two female characters exercised an enormous
influence on Jane Helen Burns, though, was quite different from Jane in character: she was a learned, patient and calm girl, whereas Jane was a spirited one who often reacted impulsively and temperamentally upon injustice Also, Helen had a firm belief in God and was resigned to sufferings with a composed and unresisting
manner However, Helen’s sedate, martyr-like disposition toward the school’s
unbiased superintendent of Lowood School was another person whom Jane dearly loved and truly cared for Along with Helen Burns, Miss Temple acted as distinct role models to Jane It was their amiability, their sympathy to others’ miseries and the resilience in their position to injustice that warmed Jane’s heart and mind "I had
imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits" Unfortunately,
both of them departed from Jane too early leaving her with much sadness and
longing In addition, Jane soon realized that her thirst for independence and true love was yet to be quenched Hence, she set off in search of new horizons
Next, she went to Thornfield Hall to work as a governess for a French girl named Adele Life at Thornfield was very quiet at first Then she met Mr Rochester, the owner of the manor, whom she gradually fell in love with She was supposed to get married to Rochester despite their gap in age and social status when suddenly a
tragedy befell them both Mr Rochester turned out to be already married; his mad
Trang 10wife still living right in the attic of Thornfield Hall Not surprisingly, Jane fell from boundless happiness into desperation and decided to flee Thornfield right afterwards After days of hopeless wandering without a penny and nothing to eat, Jane finally came to the house of St John Rivers and his two sisters There she led a quiet and independent life, though with much restlessness Jane admired St John because of his knowledge and his mind That was why she gave him her full dedication, and
respect It was from the Rivers that Jane learned to act with reason and delicacy St John then asked Jane to marry him and accompany him to India in order to carry out his sacred mission Yet, it was St John’s moral believes themselves that made Jane realize that he did not love her the way she wanted to be loved “I scorn your idea of love… I scorn the counterfeit sentiment you offer: yes, St John, and I scorn you when you offer it”, was Jane’s reply to St John when he proposed Under St John’s constraint, Jane nearly gave in to his proposal, but at the last minute, she heard
Rochester’s voice calling her over the moor, and she felt the need to answer that mysterious call
We have examined the reasons for Jane’s character development They are common sense enough at the first glance, but Charlotte Bronte’s skillful narration and
captivating plot give us a truly heroic story, which evokes and inspires within us an affinity toward goodness and justice; and most importantly, it gives us a sense of hope In times of darkness, the hope that Jane Eyre symbolizes may well be the only thing in the world that keeps us going: Let us never lose this hope!