The Narrative Form Used by Jane Eyre in Her Autobiography and the Use of Letters for the Crucial Development of the Plot.

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The novel Jane Eyre is an autobiographical account including elements of a fairy tale, gothic mystery and is Bildungsroman, as it follows the characters internal development. This essay will focus on Jane’s controversial standing in her autobiography, where she searches to be independent and of a higher social standing. The way in which Charlotte Bronte imposes the style of writing in describing scenes and passages containing letters sets the content of the novel and leads to the climax of the text and inevitably the ending of the novel. From the opening paragraph which creates the scene for the narrators essential traits, to the letters perceived throughout, provide the context for the plot. Jane Eyre is an autobiography in which she tells of her journey through life, imposing her need of achieving independence and social stature to be at last happy and fulfilled. It will be noted the method Jane uses to narrate her life story is important in the development of the plot, from childhood to adulthood. The letters written throughout the novel are essential in forming the structure of the plot, achieving its climax, ending and character development of Jane. Two key examples of these letters will be presented and analysed as to their significance to the crucial development of the plot. Both the style of narrating and key writing in Jane Eyre succeed in successfully creating a story of Jane Eyre’s life and how she perceives herself. Jane Eyre is a novel in which the protagonist is not represented as your normal romantic heroine of her time; as such Bronte requires giving Jane an ending that is therefore equal to the independence she strives for. The way in which Jane presents herself suggests that she is not the usual heroine where marriage is the inevitable conclusion. To achieve this effect Jane’s narrative method stresses continually she is plain, intelligent,
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