Emily Bronte

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Although her work was not an immediate success, Emily Bronte obtained her inspiration for writing literature through her childhood experiences as well as other writers from before and during the early part of the Victorian era, which has made an impact on today’s literary teachings. Emily Jane Bronte, daughter of Patrick and Maria Bronte, was born in 1818 in Thornton, Yorkshire. Patrick Bronte, a Sunday school teacher and later promoted minister, moved the Bronte family to the Haworth Parsonage, in 1820, after the birth of his fourth daughter and sixth child, Anne. Unfortunately, living conditions at this time were very poor. “The polluted waters of the town contributed to a high mortality rate.” At this time 25 was considered to be “the average age of death in Haworth” (Biography of the Bronte Sisters, pg. 14) assuming you made it past your first birthday. Therefore, it came as no surprise to the people of Haworth when Maria, Emily’s mother, became gravely ill shortly after the family moved. After giving birth to six children in seven years, Maria’s strength was beginning to deteriorate. Maria passed “less than a year after arriving in Haworth” (Bio of the Bronte Sisters, pg. 15). Patrick Bronte thought his six children, Maria (named after her mother), Branwell, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Emily, and Anne, needed a motherly figure in their lives. After several failed attempts, Patrick was able to convince Elizabeth Branwell, a former resident of Haworth to fill that position. Because of Elizabeth “Aunt” Branwell’s lack of affection for the children, Maria, the oldest child took on the ‘mother figure.’ At the age of seven, Maria was able to fulfill the duties Aunt Branwell could not do for the children. Mr. Bronte, a “Cambridge-... ... middle of paper ... ... & Essays | GradeSaver." Study Guides & Essay Editing | GradeSaver. Grade Saver, 1999. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. . Bloom, Harold. The Brontë Sisters. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2002. Print.. "Emily Bronte Biography." Haworth Village. 2001. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. . "Emily Bronte Overview." Academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu. 9 Mar. 2011. Web. 13 Feb. 2012.. "Emily Jane Bronte: Poet and Novelist (1818-48)." The Victorian Web: An Overview. Victorian Web, 12 Aug. 2004. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. . Jennings, Hope. "Emily Jane Bronte." World Changers. World Changers. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. .

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