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The Recurrence of Traditional Tales; Links to Fairy Tale Elements in Jane Eyre The early 1800’s shows the marking of what can still be seen in continual use today, fairy tales. Dating back to 1812, we find the first publication of the famous collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers and whether we realise it or not, these fairy stories are still in use today (Grimm, Grimm and Tatar, 2004).With the previous 10/15 years of new films utilising both old and new fairy tale themes we are able to indulge children into a dimension most adults will have earlier experienced themselves. In conjunction to this Charlotte Bronte’s, Jane Eyre can be viewed as a prime example. Published in 1847 Jane Eyre is described to be one of the most widely read …show more content…

Clergyman, St. John admires Jane in such a way is it very clear as to what makes her so alluring to not only himself but the prince charming, Mr Rochester. “Jane you are docile, diligent disinterested, faithful, constant and courageous: very gentle very heroic: cease to mistrust yourself- I can trust you reservedly” (Bronte, 1966:607). But to Jane this is not true, much like Cinderella she longs for a sense of excitement and to be beautiful like all others around her. Cinderella is greatly desired by the Prince and as a result her stepmother decides to hide her away. Meaning the Prince had been blocked from finding the illusive foot to fit his slipper. This is reflected in Jane Eyre by her deceitful Aunt informing Jane’s Uncle of a tragic death meaning that he could no longer take custody of Jane. Following on from this, both tales have the occurrence of a ‘kind fairy’ figure. In Jane’s case this is to find her employment which in turn secures her the job at Thornfield leading her to find the love of her life Mr Rochester. In Cinderella’s case she is given the ability to dress for the ball and be in the presence of the Prince Charming, despite the failed attempts of her stepmother, meeting her love. With this being the case, both girls are able to put their upbringing …show more content…

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy was nothing but an innocent young girl who after an unfortunate event ended up killing a witch; house falling and crushing her. With regards to Jane, she also shared this young innocence and unfortunately was pushed into an unfortunate situation through no fault of her own. Having Mr Rochester deceiving her “was just a judgement on him for keeping his marriage secret, and wanting to take another wife while he had one living” (Bronte 1966) almost puts Jane in this ‘tornado like’ whirl of confusion, having no control of the outcome. As a result Jane searched for a sense of belonging and being valued, not for romantic love, which again links very closely with that of Dorothy, as her journey was in fact to find her way home and back to where she

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