Jane Eyre
Jane eyre basic ideas
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- Created on: 17-05-13 16:50
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- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 1847
- Symbols
- Bertha (Mad Lady)
- Represents the Victorian woman as a lesser member of society. Locked up and ruled by a man.
- Jane's rage against the male dominated world. Stops the wedding, Bites and hurts men
- Jane's internal conflict
- Bertha (Mad Lady)
- Motifs
- ICE represents the oprression of Jane by others, particularly when they try to control her. it often fights her passion.
- FIRE represents Jane's passion and desire for love.
- Themes
- Independence
- Equality
- Class
- Enlightenment
- Love
- Independence
- Conflict
- Context
- Women had no real rights at the time.
- Class was a BIG deal to everyone.
- Relationships
- Jane and Rochester
- "I am no bird; no net ensnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will"
- Jane and St. John
- Jane and Rochester
- Quotations
- "I am no bird; no net ensnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will"
- "I scorn your idea of love... I scorn the counterfeit you offer."
- Jane and St. John
- "I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine."
- "A Christmas frost had come at mid summer"
- ICE represents the oprression of Jane by others, particularly when they try to control her. it often fights her passion.
- "A ridge of lighted heath, alive, glancing, devouring."
- FIRE represents Jane's passion and desire for love.
- Characters
- Strong Women
- Jane
- Helen
- Mrs Temple
- Diana and Mary
- Weak Women
- Jane's Cousins. Giorgiana and Elisa
- Adele
- Silly Men
- Mr. Brocklehurst
- St. John
- Mr. Rochester
- Strong Women
- Symbols
- Mr. Rochester
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