“We produce destructive people by the way we treat them in childhood.”An exploration of the lasting impact of childhood in Jane Eyre and Great Expectations. Throughout the two texts‚ Jane Eyre and Great Expectations‚ the way children are brought up has moulded the child’s personality and behaviour‚ whether they become destructive or not . I shall be evaluating Jane’s early childhood as described by Charlotte Bronte‚ considering her treatment from Mrs Reed and Mr Brocklehurst‚ and the lasting impact
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The Female Bildungsroman Like other Jane Austen novels‚ such as Emma or Pride and Prejudice‚ Northanger Abbey’s primary trajectory is the development of the main female character. Even though Catherine Morland is not a typical female Bildungsroman‚ her realizations in who she is and who she is becoming are very evident throughout the novel. Webster’s Dictionary defines the Bildungsroman as "a novel which traces the spiritual‚ moral‚ psychological‚ or social development and growth of the main
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Bronte’s Bildungsroman: Jane Eyre From a seed to a flower‚ Spreading itself like a weed Through the world. From a chick-let to a hawk‚ Spreading it’s wings and soaring high Through the heavens. A rose unfolding its petals‚ Showing its beauty to the world. A sponge soaking up water‚ Like a mind with the knowledge Of the world. I am here And I am ready to take on the world. Such are the aspirations of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre who grows up moving from a radical stage to “a more
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According to Merriam-Webster‚ a bildungsroman is “a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character.” Huckleberry Finn is an ideal example for this type of character. Just from his simple changing perception of slaves‚ especially Jim considering that he lives in such a racist and restrictive society. Huckleberry Finn is an illustration of a bildungsroman because he overcomes many stereotypes and preconceived notions about slaves and blacks. His changing and growing personality
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„Robinson Crusoe” as Bildungsroman Daniel Defoe’s life is full of gaps and mysteries‚ of contradictions and dramatic turns. As a journalist‚ he excelled in the writing of the political pamphlet‚ and his criticism of the system made him highly controversial‚ and even landed him in prison. In time‚ his journalistic career in time gave birth to a literary career. Defoe was sixty in 1719 when he wrote Robinson Crusoe‚ and during the following five years he was to write most of his fiction‚ thus becoming
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Alice’s Adventure of Self Discovery in Wonderland The bildungsroman novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ by Lewis Carroll elucidates the idea of humans needing to be faced with a drastic situation‚ in order to grow and develop their own identity. Alice begins in the novel as a respectful and naive child‚ one typical of the Victorian Era. She struggles with adjusting to the new situations‚ as well as the growth and changes of her body. Alice’s escapades in Wonderland
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To Kill a Mockingbird Bildungsroman is a word used to describe the phrase "coming-of-age." To Kill A Mockingbird goes deep into the meaning of coming-of-age. Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill all go through a Bildungsroman‚ however‚ all these characters react differently. Scout is five at the beginning of the book and does not really understand the world as it is at her age. In the end‚ Scout has truly learned what she needs to know at her age and more. Atticus has clearly noticed‚ for he says in the novel: "’This
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A Bildungsroman is defined as “a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character.”. This definition fits J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ making it a bildungsroman. The main character in this book‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a young boy growing up in the 1950s‚ and is still trying to figure out his place in the world. Throughout the book‚ Holden is shown to aspire to be an adult‚ because he feels that adults do not have problems. These physical wants are only held back by the
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Justice and Betrayal Montana 1948 by Larry Watson is a story about a boy who is unsuspectingly thrown into adulthood due to tragedy. This novel is a bildungsroman because of the changes that the main character‚ David experiences. In the conclusion of Montana 1948 David changes in significant ways like wanting his old life back and changing the way he views his family. David is board with his everyday life and yearns for more excitement. The changes that happen are not exactly what he was looking
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Bildungsroman / The Graduate “Coming of Age” is a very scary thought after graduating school because it’s a validation that young students are at an age where they’re becoming adults‚ like Ben in the movie‚ The Graduate. To students entering adult hood means life making decisions need to be made as soon as possible; like deciding what school to go to‚ what classes to take‚ what job to pursue‚ who to fall in love with‚ and to find who you really are as a person. In the movie‚ The Graduate‚ Ben shows
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