1. The Novel in English: Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
Yasmina Mortés Alba.
Academic English.
Mid-term assessment.

2. Charlotte Brontë ( )
Charlotte’s siblings: Branwell, Emily & Anne.
Film adaptations.
Currer Bell vs. Charlotte Brontë.
Arthur Bell Nicholls.
The Professor.

3. Jane Eyre: Plot Childhood: Orphanage & survival.
Adulthood: Governess role.
Love, loss & desperation.
Self-searching period.
Happy ending.

4. 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.

5. 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” ( ).
Restleness and “cunning” character ( ).

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Jane Eyre
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9. ~ Thanks for your attention ~