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Page 188
... Jane Eyre is much more than ' a mere " escape " romance ' because Jane does not ' enjoy a complete , unreal triumph ' ; she is left with a half - blind husband . It would indeed be absurd to condemn Jane Eyre as a novel of escape , yet ...
... Jane Eyre is much more than ' a mere " escape " romance ' because Jane does not ' enjoy a complete , unreal triumph ' ; she is left with a half - blind husband . It would indeed be absurd to condemn Jane Eyre as a novel of escape , yet ...
Page 189
... Jane must accompany him , and , though neither is in love with the other , marry him . Jane , with no interest in missions , agrees to go with him , but not as his wife . Rivers insists on marriage , and just as she is on the point of ...
... Jane must accompany him , and , though neither is in love with the other , marry him . Jane , with no interest in missions , agrees to go with him , but not as his wife . Rivers insists on marriage , and just as she is on the point of ...
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... Jane and Lucy Snowe are special cases . All are in revolt against their circum- stances , and they are in revolt as women . This is the most obvious difference between Charlotte Brontë and the women novelists who preceded her ; the ...
... Jane and Lucy Snowe are special cases . All are in revolt against their circum- stances , and they are in revolt as women . This is the most obvious difference between Charlotte Brontë and the women novelists who preceded her ; the ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
Copyright | |
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