The struggles of an inferior woman in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Lidia, Diomana (2007) The struggles of an inferior woman in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Madiun.

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The objectives of the study entitled The Struggles of An Inferior Woman in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre are: (1) to describe the inferiority of main character in the novel, and (2) to analyze how Jane Eyre struggle for her emancipation. Library researches including internet browsing are used to find the related theories, to form the conceptual models. The conceptual models are used to find the data. The data corpus of this research is all of words, phrases, clauses sentences and even paragraphs and discourses that refer to the main character's inferior positions and her struggles for having emancipation. Sociological approach is used to analyze the data. Firstly, there are three aspects that make Jane feel inferior, namely Jane's inferior treatment done by all members of her aunt's family at Gateshead.Jane has inferior social status because she comes from low class. Jane's inferior education can be seen when she is ten years old but does not go to school yet because of having no money. Secondly, the struggles of Jane Eyre's for her emancipation are: Jane's struggle for betler treatment, social status, and education.Jane's struggle for better treatment can be seen when she is against all unfair treatments since she is a child. Through the tyrannical treatment, Jane develops to become a woman with strong personality. Her mental strength shows that she is an independent woman. Jane's struggle for better social status can be seen when she begins to think to get a job. She wants to be a governess for children under fourteen years old. Fortunately, she gets a better position to be a teacher. Jane's struggle for better education can be seen when she and Mr. Rochester discuss intellectual equality. Jane who establishes a school for the poor children also shows Jane's struggle for a better education. Jane is struggle for better education because she has motivation to change the life of her pupils. Jane's struggle for better education can also be seen when she gets a change for the better scholars.

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