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Essay / Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte - 1003
Set in the early 19th century, Charlotte Bronte's coming-of-age novel, Jane Eyre, notes the poor acceptance of social behavior between various social classes at the time. Victorian era. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1832, Britain began its transformation into a world power and the fascinating aspect of this period was the rigid class system between the rich and the poor, also attributed to social injustice and economic between classes. Throughout the novel, particularly that of Jane Eyre's experiences, it is possible to observe how Bronte expresses her "personal" modernism in Jane Eyre. Stemming from this modernism, the variable that allowed Jane Eyre to surpass its evolutionary rivals is passion. Indeed, passion is the hallmark of modernism, contributing to Jane Eyre's predominance among mindless upper-class devotees, while hiding an inherent dilemma. This dilemma is the cognitive shift in the logic of the social class system, supported by the erroneous perception of social behaviors arising from this class system. It is an examination of this change in the way society is perceived, brought about by the standards set by the upper class, incorporating an analysis of why Victorian readers cannot be forgiven for believing that class social defines social behavior and discussing how Jane Eyre revealed changes in human attitudes, values, and beliefs regarding social class discourse and behavior. Social class, defined by the Australia Macquarie dictionary as "...a group that is part of the hierarchical structure of a society, usually classified by occupation, and having a common economic, cultural and political status", is a ubiquitous element of social class. ...... middle of paper ...... behaviors. Victorian society recognizes this cognitive shift but refuses to act as shown in Bronte's novel, which informs the individualists of the time that they were not alone. Victorian readers should not be forgiven for accepting as truth the belief that social class defined social behavior. However, class in the domain of society has led to a cognitive conception, underpinned by a misperception of social behavior resulting from an over-reliance on the abilities of social class. This analysis recommends that, in order to maintain class in society and ensure its continued positive influence, Victorians should not blame social behavior on social class, but above all take responsibility for individualism. Class is a function of society, and social class, if allowed to flourish, will only serve to continually improve society..