Concetti Chiave
- Charlotte Brontë's novels rebelled against Jane Austen's orderly world, exploring passion and violence.
- 'Jane Eyre' is a Bildungsroman that follows the orphan Jane from childhood to marriage, highlighting her emotional journey.
- The novel includes autobiographical elements, employing a first-person narrative to convey deep emotions.
- It combines the Bildungsroman genre with Gothic fiction, creating a mysterious and dark atmosphere.
- Bertha, a key character, symbolizes Jane's repressed side, illustrating their complementary nature.
Charlotte's early life and rebellion
Born in 1816 in North Yorkshire.
In 1835, Charlotte and her sister decided to publish their poems; they rebelled against Jane Austen's world of order and restraint.
Their romantic novels explored the extremes of passion and violence in a new way.
In particular, Charlotte with her Bildungroman 'Jane Eyre'(published in 1847), tells the story of the orphan Jane, from her childhood to maturity and ends with the typical reward given to heroines of the novel of formation: marriage.
Jane's journey and challenges
After a terrible time, Jane starts a work as a governess to a young girl, the ward of Mr Ronchester, in Thornfield. Here she's finally happy.
After some time, Ronchester proposes to her, Jane agrees, but just before the wedding, she finds out that he's already married, with a mad woman, Bertha,that is locked in the artic.
Jane decides to leave Ronchester and becomes a teacher in a small village, after a long time she discovers that Thornfield has burnt down and that Bertha is dead.
At this point, she returns in Thornfield and marries Ronchester.
Autobiographical elements and impact
The plot has many autobiographical elements, such as the use of the first person narrator, and the way of describing the events throw emotions.
The novel was a shock for some readers, because it went against the Puritanical tradition.
Jane Eyre mixes also elements of the Bildungsroman with several elements of Gothic fiction, Gothic is the mysterious atmosphere , the dark shades of description, and also the figure of Bertha, the woman surrounded by an aura of fear.
Bertha is like the second side of Jane, the repressed animal inside of her, so they are complementary, two faces of the same coin.
Domande da interrogazione
- Quali sono le origini di Charlotte e come si differenziano i suoi romanzi da quelli di Jane Austen?
- Cosa accade a Jane Eyre dopo la scoperta del matrimonio di Ronchester?
- Quali elementi autobiografici e di shock sono presenti nel romanzo "Jane Eyre"?
Charlotte nacque nel 1816 nel North Yorkshire e, insieme a sua sorella, pubblicò poesie che si ribellavano al mondo di ordine e moderazione di Jane Austen. I suoi romanzi romantici esploravano gli estremi della passione e della violenza in modo nuovo.
Dopo aver scoperto che Ronchester è già sposato con Bertha, Jane decide di lasciarlo e diventa insegnante in un piccolo villaggio. Successivamente, scopre che Thornfield è bruciato e Bertha è morta, quindi ritorna a Thornfield e sposa Ronchester.
Il romanzo contiene elementi autobiografici come l'uso del narratore in prima persona e la descrizione degli eventi attraverso le emozioni. Fu uno shock per alcuni lettori perché andava contro la tradizione puritana, mescolando elementi del Bildungsroman con quelli della narrativa gotica, come l'atmosfera misteriosa e la figura di Bertha.
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