Essays on Governess

There are key features which define Victorian era literature. While some trends in literature may be difficult to define, the Victorian era is not. It is not only easily definable, current classic literature is riddled with examples of it. Victorian era literature contains some combination of several primary characteristics. While not every piece contains every characteristic, it is common to find more than one in those works. It includes serialization resulting in many Victorian era literary works being interminably long. Often ideas of industrialization appear as it reflects the changes people from every social stratum were forced to cope ...

The novel Emma was written by Jane Austen in 1815 and the film directed by Douglas McGrath was released in 1996 starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The film depicts British aristocracy of the 19th century in a great way through scenography and costumes of the era. There are not many differences between the film and the novel and the main points are conveyed in detail. The impact and significance of the film differs than the impact and significance of the novel because the film has more possibilities of conveying the atmosphere through acting, music, costumes, mise-en-scene and the overall scenography as ...

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte shows the hierarchical class system prevalent in England in the 19th century. The strict class system during the 19th century required everyone to continue the circumscribed class positions. Through the character of Jane, Bronte tries to question this system. For instance, the novel raises the issue of whether a governess should be considered upper class due to her superior education or lower class due to her servant-like status in the family. Her journey through the established class structure results in her judgments based on the class stereotype. Part of her judgment arises because she cannot ...

The Chery Orchard is a play by Anton Chekhov which was produced in the 1994, immediately after Chekhov’s death. The author is famous for writing short plays and plays in the Moscow Art Theatre. The Orchard presents an aristocratic family in Russia that is forced to give out its ancestral estate (Cherry Orchard) as a compensation for failure to pay mortgage. The family has options to prevent the estate from being taken way, but it does not consider any of the options. All the events that take place until the cutting down of the orchard makes an interesting play. Chekhov ...

Other Characters’ Influence on Jane Eyre’s Development

Charlotte Brontë’s book, Jane Eyre, follows the life of the title character as she grows up as an orphan, receives her education as a charity school, finds work with a wealthy family as a governess, and unexpectedly finds family and love. Throughout the stages of Jane’s life, many characters have a direct influence on her character and the decisions she makes. While almost everyone Jane meets has influence, three characters that make the most difference in Jane’s life are Mrs. Reed, Miss Temple, and Mr. Rochester. Mrs. Reed, Jane’s adopted mother and Mistress of Gateshead, has influence over ...

Today, when someone hears the name of Jane Eyre, a classic story of female emancipation and personal development, struggle against society-imposed norms and unjust gender segregation system in times when woman was treated as nothing but men’s addition and reason for his pride and showing-up are imagined. Indeed, the story of Jane Eyre is nothing new for the modern society, just as two centuries ago, there are places in the modern world, where women do not favor equal rights with men, where the main role of woman is to serve and obey to male malicious will and desire to ...