Charlotte Bronte Research Paper

. “I wished critics would judge me as an author, not a woman”, said by Charlotte Bronte. Society rules that men are more superior to women. Especially in a time where women had no place where a man should be. The oppressive nature of social order, that have suppressed women for many years that had yet to come. The suppression of women was a long-fought battle between sexes (one of the sexes at that fact). The critics those of Bronte, were only to criticize that she was not a man. It was not based on the works that Bronte had created but of what sex she was. Women were forced to hide their talents, skills, and assertiveness to the social rules that all women were put into. The critics of Bronte had one occupation, to judge the merit of a literary

She had a strong feminist attitude in her writing but because she was a woman writing literature that male dominated. Bronte literary work Jane Eyre was criticized for having a strong opinionated woman. For example, “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!” (Bronte 482). Jane Eyre as depicted through the text, is straight forward, serious, and lacks facial emotion. Bronte wrote this character to show society how women are supposed to act and be perceived, she however wrote Jane as being straight-forward and did not lack opinions on what Jane believed in. This example shows a strong female representation in literature; this can be the effect of why critics will disparage her literature works, based on the fact that she is writing of female empowerment. For example, of this empowerment is, “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will” (Bronte 483). Through this character Jane Eyre, Bronte created a story where Jane is stronger and more involved in the story that many women had not done through characters. Jane Eyre is Critics had criticized Bronte's work for many years but she had a voice to write what she felt was immoral and advise it to others to hear

For example, one of many critic’s example, "Such as Thackeray and Dickens associated their writing with presence and speech" (KreilKamp par 1). It shows favoritism to male authors, and gives praise to the works of these authors. Many of the critics were male authors and writers. They have also shown critics such as, “Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre also appeared in 1847, and became a bestseller almost instantly. Critics have suggested that the rapidly increasing levels of literacy among women, combined with an intense interest in the uncertain status of unmarried middle-class Victorian women… with universally unhappy results” (Menzo). This can be explained that many women had roles but with all the roles they had it did not have a happy result such as giving women more power but defining it as less. The inference that the critics are inferring is that Bronte had too many characters with the strong-willed characters and to the others it lacked the necessary elements to make her literary works to stand out. Many have also said that her writing is plain with no definitive edge or affective voice structure. Although a valid point, her work is necessary as her works are famously known for the characters. The critics have recognized this as strong point in her writing, she has bland story lines that dull the character to make the story unappealing