Charlotte Bronte's Life and Her Experiences Mirrored in Jane Eyre

Created by Annie Perrott on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 15:19

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Women Writers in English: The Female Gothic, ENGL 353-901 & GSWS 353-901

How do the events of Charolette Bronte's early life influence the content within her novel, Jane Eyre? Are there similarities between Charlotte Bronte's life and the events in Jane Eyre?

Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

Stoneman, Patsy, and Patricia Ingham. Charlotte Bronte, Liverpool University Press, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vcu/detail.action?docID=5520625.

Pollard, Arthur. Charlotte Bronte . Routledge, 2015, doi:10.4324/9781315681122.

Timeline

Early Childhood

1821 to 1825

In 1821, the Bronte children's aunt, Aunt Branwell, moves in with the family and helps to take care of Anne(1), Emily(3), Branwell(4), Charlotte(5), Elizabeth(6), and Maria(7). In September of that same year, the children's mother passes away and the children remain under the care of their Aunt Branwell. In 1824, Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, and Emily are enrolled in Clergy Daughter's School, an abusive and neglectful all girl's school, where the Bronte sisters remain until Maria and Elizabeth come down with an illness contracted at the school. All four girls are sent home and Maria and Elizabeth pass away in 1825, only a year after starting classes at the school. This leaves Charlotte the oldest child at nine years old and she eventually goes on to create the fictional school, Lowood, to represent Clergy Daughter's School in her novel Jane Eyre. 

 
Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

Stoneman, Patsy, and Patricia Ingham. Charlotte Bronte, Liverpool University Press, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/….


Associated Places

No places have been associated with this event

by Annie Perrott

Bronte's Education and Career

1831 to 1844

In 1831, Charlotte Bronte enrolls in Miss Wooler's School at Roe Head and finished her education a year later. In 1835, she comes back to Roe Head and is employed as a teacher for three years, and in 1838, she resigns. During her time as a teacher, she taught her sisters, Emily and Anne, for a short amount of time and paid for their tuition with her own paycheck. A year after her resignation, she becomes a governess for the Sidgwick family for only three months.

In 1842, Charlotte and Emily travel to Brussels where the two sisters were enrolled at the Pensionnat until their Aunt Branwell passes away. After Aunt Branwell's death, Emily decided not to return to Pensionnat and Charlotte attempted to return on her own, but ultimately dropped out in 1844.

Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

Stoneman, Patsy, and Patricia Ingham. Charlotte Bronte, Liverpool University Press, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/….

Pollard, Arthur. Charlotte Bronte . Routledge, 2015, doi:10.4324/9781315681122.


Associated Places

No places have been associated with this event

by Annie Perrott

Charlotte Bronte's Later Life

1846 to 1855

In 1846, Charlotte Bronte starts working on Jane Eyre, and Smith and Elder publish it in August of 1847. In 1852, Charlotte Bronte rejects a marriage proposal from Arthur Bell Nicholls, much to her father's disproval. In April of 1854, Charlotte gives in to Nicholls's marriage proposal and she marries him in June of the same year. On March 31, 1855, less than a year after marrying, Charlotte Bronte passes away and there is speculation that she was pregnant at the time of her death.

Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.


Associated Places

No places have been associated with this event

by Annie Perrott

Early Childhood

Bronte's Education and Career

Charlotte Bronte's Later Life

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TimelineJS

Chronological table

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Date Event Created by Associated Places
1821 to 1825

Early Childhood

In 1821, the Bronte children's aunt, Aunt Branwell, moves in with the family and helps to take care of Anne(1), Emily(3), Branwell(4), Charlotte(5), Elizabeth(6), and Maria(7). In September of that same year, the children's mother passes away and the children remain under the care of their Aunt Branwell. In 1824, Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, and Emily are enrolled in Clergy Daughter's School, an abusive and neglectful all girl's school, where the Bronte sisters remain until Maria and Elizabeth come down with an illness contracted at the school. All four girls are sent home and Maria and Elizabeth pass away in 1825, only a year after starting classes at the school. This leaves Charlotte the oldest child at nine years old and she eventually goes on to create the fictional school, Lowood, to represent Clergy Daughter's School in her novel Jane Eyre. 

 
Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

Stoneman, Patsy, and Patricia Ingham. Charlotte Bronte, Liverpool University Press, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vcu/detail.action?docID=5520625.

 Annie Perrott
1831 to 1844

Bronte's Education and Career

In 1831, Charlotte Bronte enrolls in Miss Wooler's School at Roe Head and finished her education a year later. In 1835, she comes back to Roe Head and is employed as a teacher for three years, and in 1838, she resigns. During her time as a teacher, she taught her sisters, Emily and Anne, for a short amount of time and paid for their tuition with her own paycheck. A year after her resignation, she becomes a governess for the Sidgwick family for only three months.

In 1842, Charlotte and Emily travel to Brussels where the two sisters were enrolled at the Pensionnat until their Aunt Branwell passes away. After Aunt Branwell's death, Emily decided not to return to Pensionnat and Charlotte attempted to return on her own, but ultimately dropped out in 1844.

Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

Stoneman, Patsy, and Patricia Ingham. Charlotte Bronte, Liverpool University Press, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vcu/detail.action?docID=5520625.

Pollard, Arthur. Charlotte Bronte . Routledge, 2015, doi:10.4324/9781315681122.

 Annie Perrott
1846 to 1855

Charlotte Bronte's Later Life

In 1846, Charlotte Bronte starts working on Jane Eyre, and Smith and Elder publish it in August of 1847. In 1852, Charlotte Bronte rejects a marriage proposal from Arthur Bell Nicholls, much to her father's disproval. In April of 1854, Charlotte gives in to Nicholls's marriage proposal and she marries him in June of the same year. On March 31, 1855, less than a year after marrying, Charlotte Bronte passes away and there is speculation that she was pregnant at the time of her death.

Hoeveler, Diane Long, and Lisa Jadwin. "Chronology." Charlotte Brontë, Twayne Publishers, 1988, pp. xi-xii. Twayne's English Authors Series 541. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2328600010/GVRL?u=viva_vcu&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=4e9a2a09. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

 Annie Perrott