Jane Eyre : Anxiety And Uncertainty Flashcards
What characters experience anxiety and uncertainty
Jane Eyre
What were the anxieties Of Victorian Britain
Scientific growth, female empowerment, homosexuality, foreign colonisation, low wages, growth of cities, overpopulation and lack of stabile employment
Susan l Meyer
The novel itself draws a parallel between slavery and Janes social position
Terry eagleton
Jane is on the whole submissive to social hierarchy
Matthew Arnold
Brontes mind contained nothing but hunger, rebellion and rage
G&G
Jane Eyre is a feminist track, an argument for the rights of women
My heart…
…beat thick, my head grew hot
I rushed…
… to the door and shook the lock in desperate effort
Overwhelming…
…with the grief that seized me
That night….
…I never thought I’d go to sleep
Yet from….
….it’s sufferings too prone to gloom
He will….
…never love me but he will approve me