Jane Eyre essay Flashcards
themes
Love and Independance.
religion
social class
gender relations
places
Gateshead
Lowood -low and humbled
Thornfield- pain, looks can be deciving “thorn in my side”
Motifs
Fire and ice
(Jane fife passion anger spirit)
(Cold,uncaring, winter/frozen, lonly, death)
Chivalry
etiquet (being a gentleman)
-Part/charater game
-men escort women
-single people chaperoned
Gothic Elements
magic
mystery
Magic- red room,1st meeting with rachester, Rachester’s thinks she is being otherworldly(fairy,nimph), gypsy/ Rachester dressing up.
Mystery-grace laugh, rachester,adele’s father, Mr mason.
substitute mothers
Mrs Reed
Bessie
Miss Temple
Helen Burns
characters
Mr. Brocklwhurst- athoritarian, hypocrite.
Miss Temple- Justice
Helen Burns- martyr, resignation.
Miss Scatuherd
Pilot- dog, master to jane.
images
illuminates janes path
mirror reveals sopernatual
individuals
Gateshead- shpeaks her mind
Lowood- Jane vs helen “I will stand up for others,
Thornfield - Expresses opinion ; andle crisis
Gateshead
Mrs reed
John
Georgina
Eliza
Bessie
Lowood
Mrs brockl, Mis templ, Mrs wilson, Mis scutchal, helen burn, Sophia
Thornfield
Mrs fartax, Mr Rochester, adele, Grace Poole, pilot,
opp to chivalry
Jane helps Rochester with horse injury,(falls off) “lean on me”
Janes helps roch, fire, with mason’s “ lean on me”
symbles
moon= illum jane path; mother figure