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I. Introduction
II. How does social status influence the progress of the novel´s heroines?
III. Prominent features of social class covering both novels
III.1. Which parts of society are Austen and Brontë actually dealing with?
III.2. Marriage as an indicator of social mores and an affirmation of class society
III.3. The role and social rank of governesses in class society
IV. Nineteenth – century reception in the background of class-society
V. Conclusions
VI. Bibliography
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- Stefanie Däne (Author), 2005, Survey on social status and societal structures in the novels "Jane Eyre" and "Emma" , Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/154187
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