Social class Flashcards
Ms Abbots on Jane behaving
‘They will have a great deal of money, and you will have none: it is your place to be humble’
Ms Abbot insulting Jane.
“You are less than a servant”
Jane discussing the importance of wealth
“Gorged with gold I never earned and do not merit”
‘They will have a great deal of money, and you will have none: it is your place to be humble’
Juxtaposition of the wealthy and the poor. ‘it is your place’ is controlling
“You are less than a servant”
sibilance to accentuate the spite of the woman.
Gorged with gold I never earned and do not merit
Alliteration accentuates Janes feelings around wealth.
Jane on her social class.
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!
lexical field
