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Bildungsroman Essay

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Bildungsroman expresses growth and education, gothic shows unexplainable events that not even the author can explain, and romance that isn’t you're typical Once upon a time, and Happily ever after fairytale. As Jane grows up where her actual parents are poor as all can be, she ends up living with her high class aunt and her cousins. Jane ends up going to school, where she first meets Mr. Rochester. While Jane is in school, she is expressed to discipline and education. As she gets older, she falls for Mr. Rochester and than the unexplainable horrific events start happening. Coincidence? I think not, Charlotte Bronte, takes everyone's favorite genres, horror, romance, and reality, and creates it into one book! Jane Eyre lives with her aunt, …show more content…

She ends up falling in love with two men, who love her, (at least that’s what she thinks) who have two different ways of showing love. Mr. Rochester was more mysterious which Jane realizes because he does not want to express his identity to her. Jane does not push Mr. Rochester away just because he will not show his identity to her. Mr. Rochester expressed his love for Jane. He proclaimed, “My bride is here,” he said again drawing me to him, “because my equal is here, and my likeness. Jane, will you marry me?” (Jane Eyre, Chapter 23) Jane is very much in love with Rochester, but there is one problem that keeps Jane away from marrying Rochester, he is still married. So she turns to another man, his name is Saint John Rivers. He is not so much in love with her as Rochester was, and he does not show emotions as much as Rochester had. Even though John had mentioned marriage several times, he did not mention it in the tone of love, but more for business. John explained to Jane that if they get married, all she would be good for is missionary work. “A missionary's wife you must shall be. You shall be mine: I claim you - not for my pleasure, but for my sovereign’s service.” (Jane Eyre, Chapter 36) It was appalling to Jane that John only wanted her for work purposes, so she turns back to Rochester, they get married, and than unexplainable events stat

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