Chapter 9 – Helen dies Flashcards
1
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free
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First time Jane talks of freedom
2
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pure society
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Helen is described as this. This suggests that Helen embodies Bronte’s ideal of society’s citizens. When she dies, so does morality
3
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By dying young, I shall escape great sufferings
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Helen’s idea of suffering here could be referring to conforming to society’s ideals; by not dying young, Jane’s innocence is inevitably destructed and she is forced to conform and face the corruption of society
4
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she kissed me (Helen to Jane)
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Early signs of affection that build Jane as a character and enable her to understand love
5
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Jane marks Helen’s grave with a ‘grey marble tablet’
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This portrays her significance not only to Jane, but to the novel as a whole
