TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,Claudia Durst TI - Women's search for independence in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre T2 - Social issues in literature SN - 9780737754506 (lib. bdg.) : AV - PR4167.J5 W66 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Detroit PB - Greenhaven Press KW - BrontĂ«, Charlotte, KW - Women's rights in literature KW - Governesses in literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The fight for independence as student, governess, and writer / Herbert J. Rosengarten -- The Bronte ̀ˆsisters at Cowan Bridge School / Elizabeth Gaskell -- Female independence as central theme in Jane Eyre / Inga-Stina Ewbank -- Vision and power in Jane Eyre / Peter J. Bellis -- Parallels between colonialism and female oppression / Susan L. Meyer -- The harem slave and Rochester and Jane / Joyce Zonana -- From patriarchy to matriarchy / Nancy Pell -- Balancing romance and independence / Jean Wyatt -- Romance is not compatible with freedom / Melodie Monahan -- Sexual awakening and freedom / John Maynard -- Religion as a tool of justification / Margaret Howard Blom -- Class restrictions on Jane's independence / Terry Eagleton -- Revolution with an undertone of conservatism / Parama Roy -- Finding independence and embracing feminism / Rosanna Eang -- The case against marriage / Jessica Bennett and Jesse Ellison -- A matriarchal society is not imminent / Katha Pollitt -- Women must take ownership of their finances / Suze Orman ER -