Character Analysis (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Jane Eyre's 3 key character traits
Jane Eyre's 3 key character traits
Passionate, intelligent, morally principled
What Jane develops at Lowood
What Jane develops at Lowood
Moral resilience
Why Jane leaves Rochester
Why Jane leaves Rochester
She discovers he's married to Bertha Mason
Jane's declaration theme (Ch 27)
Jane's declaration theme (Ch 27)
Inner strength & moral integrity; feminist independence
Rochester's dual role in novel
Rochester's dual role in novel
Temptation & possibility of redemption
What Rochester's blindness symbolises
What Rochester's blindness symbolises
Moral renewal
What St John Rivers represents
What St John Rivers represents
Duty without passion; moral opposite of Rochester
Why St John proposes to Jane
Why St John proposes to Jane
For missionary work, not love
What Bertha Mason symbolises
What Bertha Mason symbolises
Jane's repressed anger & suppressed rage
What Helen Burns represents
What Helen Burns represents
Christian virtue & stoic patience