Context Flashcards
1
Q
Where did Bronte get inspiration for the harsh conditions at Lowood?
A
Her time at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire, where two of her sisters died from tuberculosis.
2
Q
Who discouraged Bronte from pursuing writing which could influence Jane’s stand against the patriarchal society?
A
Robert Southery a poet who exclaimed that “literature cannot be the business of a womens life” as a women’s “proper duties” lie in marriage and the raising of children.
3
Q
What did Bronte originally publish Jane Eyre under and why?
A
The gender-neutral pseudonym “currier Bell” to stop prejudice views on the novel just because it’s written by a women.
4
Q
What kind of society was it in the 1800s?
A
Patriarchal
