Key Conflicts and Relationships (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

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Two types of conflict driving Jane Eyre's narrative

Internal (moral/emotional) and external (society/class/authority)

Jane's position at Gateshead Hall

Less than a servant - neither family nor defined servant role

Helen Burns' approach to injustice vs Jane's

Helen: patient endurance; Jane: active resistance & strike back

Jane's main internal conflict throughout novel

Balancing passion with moral self-control and reason

What St John Rivers offers Jane in marriage

Duty and purpose without love or emotional fulfillment

Jane's declaration: 'Do you think, because I am poor...'

I am not soulless and heartless - I have equal worth

When Jane marries Rochester

After she gains financial independence through inheritance

Jane's response to dying Mrs Reed

Offers genuine forgiveness without needing approval/vindication

Rochester's change enabling equality with Jane

Fire leaves him blind & humbled; physically & morally transformed

Foundation of healthy relationships in Jane Eyre

Moral and emotional equality, not dependence or power imbalance

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