Women in British Literature

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This paper presents an exploration of women's places through the writing of British fiction. Using three classic examples of women's fiction in British literature, the writer examines the overt and underlying relationship women have in the world and with society throughout the evolvement of literature. The three pieces used are Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"; Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own"; and Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones's Diary".

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"One of the things that the story of Jane Eyre is most noted for is the way it allows the reader to develop an understanding of societal opinions for that time. Jane Eyre is portrayed as every cliche known in history when it comes to the role of females in British society at that time. From the beginning of the book it is evidenced that the fact Eyre is not considered attractive by societal standards provides an opportunity and an acceptance of her less than stellar treatment. Beauty has always been a quest for those in the female gender but through the study of British literature."

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