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Jane Eyre Genre - College Term Paper

Jane Eyre Genre

Coming-of-Age, Romance, Gothic Fiction, Mystery, Autobiography

We know, that’s five genres – but Jane Eyre is a complex book, OK? Think about it – there’s the whole following-Jane-from-her-sad-childhood-as-an-orphan-to-her-happy-marriage thing, which definitely sounds like a "Coming-of-Age" story to us, especially because at every stage we’re focused on her developing morals and ethics.

Jane’s passionate attachment to Rochester definitely makes this qualify as a "Romance" – think of all the times Rochester grasps her and clasps her to his chest. Whew! We get hot and steamy just thinking about it.

Then there are all the supernatural and "Gothic Fiction" elements. Even though most of ...

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which is the subtitle: after all, the novel is called Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. Because this is a first-person novel, our protagonist describes herself as though she’s telling us her autobiography…but since she’s not real, it isn’t exactly one. We talk about that more in "What’s Up With the Title?" So, yes, there are a lot of genres at work ...

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Added: 4/1/2011 06:38:18 PM
Submitted By: Lucas313
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
Words: 257
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