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Explore the presentation of obsession in men in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
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... Explore the presentation of obsession in men in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Enduring Love by Ian McEwan Both Jane Eyre by Bronte and Enduring Love by McEwan present the theme of obsession in men. Jane is successively controlled by men, the critics, Gilbert and Gubar (The Madwoman in the Attic) said, "Rochester's loving tyranny recalls John Reed's unloving despotism... recalls Brocklehurst's hypocrisy" which indicates that Jane never escapes the oppression of the men around her. The control that Rochester and St John try to impose upon her is part of the patriarchal society of the day, causing Bronte to be widely criticised when Jane Eyre was first published. Rochester's love for Jane which is featured in the third part of the novel is one of heated passion and love from both sides. Traits of Rochester's obsessional love of Jane can be seen developing throughout the book, but it is














