The Novel in English: Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre Yasmina Mortés Alba. Academic English. Mid-term assessment.
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) Charlotte’s siblings: Branwell, Emily & Anne. Film adaptations. Currer Bell vs. Charlotte Brontë. Arthur Bell Nicholls. The Professor.
Jane Eyre: Plot Childhood: Orphanage & survival. Adulthood: Governess role. Love, loss & desperation. Self-searching period. Happy ending.
Female roles in Jane Eyre: Jane Eyre Independent woman. Accomplished, not intelligent. The Angel in the House. Silent strength. Belief in women’s cleverness. Commited but unsubmissive.
Female roles in Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason Daughter of a planter in Jamaica. Hidden in the atic. Edward Rochester’s first wife. “Ripened and developed” (333-334). Restleness and “cunning” character (336-337).
Young female roles in Jane Eyre: Helen Burns & Adèle Varens Influence on Jane in the orphanage. Courage & loyalty vs. Prejudices. Adèle Varens: Accomplished woman-to-be. Encouraged to think by herself.
Love and passion in Jane Eyre: Jane and Edward Chastity and innocence. Jane’s refusal to passionless love. Ideal of love and marriage. Equality and equilibrium. Witty word choice by Charlotte Brontë. Non-scandalous feeling reflection.
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