Tag Archives: Charlotte Bronte

Child Heroines Who Die for Our Sins

By Robin Bates | Published: November 2, 2015

The child heroine who dies, a common trope in the 19th century, continues to fascinate us, appearing in “Bridge to Tarabithia” and “The Fault Is in Our Stars.” One of my students has this as a senior project topic.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Annabel Lee", Bridge to Tarabithia, Charles Dickens, Children, death and dying, Edgar Allan Poe, Feminism, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jane Eyre, Katherine Paterson, Little Women, Louisa Mae Alcott, Old Curiosity Shop, Uncle Tom's Cabin | Comments closed

Jane Eyre: 1st Discipline, Then Love

By Robin Bates | Published: September 26, 2015

To find love, Jane must first undergo a stern, self-denying discipline. Then she must let go of the discipline and follow her heart. She turns to a challenging passage from the Book of Mark to set off on that journey.

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Herbert & Bronte on Spiritual Restlessness

By Robin Bates | Published: August 16, 2015

St. Augustine, George Herbert, and Charlotte Bronte all write about spiritual restlessness.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Pulley", George Herbert, Jane Eyre, restlessness, spiritual search, St. Augustine | Comments closed

“Jane Eyre” Still Challenges Us

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2015

“Jane Eyre” was radical when it came out and it continues to challenge us today with its assertive women.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Elizabeth Rigby, Feminism, George Henry Lewes, Jane Eyre, Villette | Comments closed

Social Media Invades the Classics

By Robin Bates | Published: November 14, 2014

Imagining literary characters using social media opens up new insights into a work.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Charles Dickens, Gone with the Wind, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Margaret Mitchell, social media, Texts from Jane Eyre | Comments closed

Sexual Misconduct in the Classics

By Robin Bates | Published: November 3, 2014

A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "The Lover: A Ballad", "Written in a Lady's Prayer Book", Aphra Behn, Bacchae, Euripides, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, John Wilmot, Lucille Clifton, Rape, Rover, Sense and Sensibility, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tom Jones | Comments closed

Austen, Moral Equivocation, and the NFL

By Robin Bates | Published: August 30, 2014

My love of the NFL runs me up against some real moral quandaries. Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte would understand.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Football, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Mansfield Park, moral equivocation, NFL, Peyton Manning, Sports, Wes Welker | Comments closed

Books about People Reading Books

By Robin Bates | Published: July 25, 2014

Books about books give readers a sense that they are part of a larger community.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged A. A. Milne, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, E. Nesbit, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Kenneth Grahame, metafiction, Northanger Abbey, Treasure Seekers, wind in the willows, Winnie the Pooh, Would Be Goods | Comments closed

How Jane Eyre Is Not Twilight

By Robin Bates | Published: June 11, 2014

“Jane Eyre” provides a lesson in how to emerge whole from a toxic relationship.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged abusive relationships, adolescence, Jane Eyre, Relationships, Stephenie Meyer, toxic relationships, Twilight, vampirism, warning signals | Comments closed