"Jane"

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This paper reviews the book, "Jane" written by Steven Molen, an unfortunate account of the rape of a favored and beautiful sister by a mysterious man. The paper focuses on Jane, the less favored child of the family, and her emotional turmoil in the face of the tragic events. The paper elaborates on Jane's perceived neglect on the part of her parents.

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"Families are tremendously challenged by the perpetration of violence against one or all of its members. Yet, one of the most profound acts that challenges a family is rape. Rape has so many meanings and convoluted issues that are associated with it that many issues both very bad and very good can surface as a response to the rape of a member of any family. This is especially true with regard to families with more than one daughter. In this work, Jane by Steven Molen is an unfortunate account of the rape of a favored and beautiful sister by a mysterious man. Political and Feminist criticism of this work would determine that Jane is a victim of the societal romanticism of violent sexual acts, Jane wishes to endure just such an act to gain favor she seems to always have been denied because of her perceived secondary position to her sister."

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