Language Features, Symbols, and Motifs (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Brontë's prose style in Jane Eyre
Brontë's prose style in Jane Eyre
Plain yet passionate, reflects Jane's moral clarity
Fire symbol in Jane Eyre
Fire symbol in Jane Eyre
Passion's dual nature - warmth/comfort or destruction/chaos
Red-room symbol meaning
Red-room symbol meaning
Emotional imprisonment & suppressed female anger
Mirror symbol in Jane Eyre
Mirror symbol in Jane Eyre
Truth & duality; reveals hidden aspects of characters
Split chestnut tree symbol
Split chestnut tree symbol
Relationship trials; split but rooted; new shoots = renewal
Bird motif represents
Bird motif represents
Freedom & escape vs captivity & restriction
Dreams & visions function
Dreams & visions function
Reveal subconscious truths Jane's rational mind resists
Food/hunger motif meaning
Food/hunger motif meaning
Emotional & moral nourishment; deprivation & belonging
Moon & stars motif
Moon & stars motif
Moral clarity & spiritual guidance; Romantic individualism
Jane's bird declaration (Ch. 23)
Jane's bird declaration (Ch. 23)
'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me' - rejects possession