Your task in this project is to learn more about Charlotte Brontë’s life and work, and to read and evaluate an essay written by Virginia Woolf about Jane Eyre. To carry it out, you will conduct a Webquest, examining content from multiple reliable Internet sites in order to gather information to address a research question evaluating Virginia Woolfe's critique on the lasting appeal of Bronte's Jane Eyre. Focus on the following topics as you search: the cultural norms during Brontë's time, especially in regard to women's roles
Brontë's own personal background and how it may have shaped the development of her novel
the literary period which influenced Brontë and how she also influenced the literary period
the characteristics of Brontë's novel which were unique, or new, to the time, not only in content but also in literary form
the reception the novel received upon initial publication, as well as how others have received it over the years
the ideas and experiences that shaped Virginia Woolfe's reading and response to Brontë's novel