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Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte (1816—1855)
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I. Introduction A Background on the Brontes 1. the father—Rev. Patrick Bronte 2. June 1826—Gondal begins 2. June 1826—Gondal begins 3. Yorkshire 3. Yorkshire 4. Three sisters and a brother 4. Three sisters and a brother
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B. The Romantic Imagination 1. Early 1800s—new way of seeing, understanding (subjective, emotional, energetic)—Rebellion against age of reason 2. Organicism
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B. Romantic Imagination (con’t) 3. Nature—immediate contact with the divine 3. Nature—immediate contact with the divine 4. The Romantic concept of the Imagination 4. The Romantic concept of the Imagination
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I. Introduction (continued) C. The Use of the gothic 1. What is the Gothic? 2. Six Basic Elements of the gothic
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I. Introduction (continued) D. The Byronic Hero D. Bildungsroman
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II. Jane Eyre: Major Themes A. Maturation—growing up B. Quest for power (feminist theory)
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II. Major Themes C. Passion vs. Restraint D. Religious quest—The Moral Theme
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II. Major Themes E. Pride F. Protest against convention
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II. Major themes G. Duty H. Possibility of Love
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III. Characters A. Jane Eyre B. Rochester C. St. John Rivers
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III. Characters (con’t) D. Mrs. Reed and John Reed E. Bertha Rochester F. Helen Burns
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III. Characters (continued) G. Mr. Brocklehurst H. Maria Temple
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IV. Setting—The Way Stations of a Life A. Gateshead B. Lowood
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IV. Settings (continued) C. Thornfield D. Marsh End E. Thornfield (second time)
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V Symbols and Imagery A. Fire and Ice B. The window and the scarlet curtain C. The red room
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V. Symbols and Imagery D. Thornfield (the house) E. Eyes and parts of the body F. Weather
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V. Symbols and Imagery G. Split Tree H. The moon
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