Structure and Plot Development (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Coming-of-age story tracing psychological & moral development

Five distinct phases

Jane's oppression & emerging rebellious spirit

Endurance through harsh conditions & stoicism

Introduces romantic love & moral crisis with Rochester

Creates dramatic irony & emotional distance from events

Introduces class prejudice, isolation & defiant morality

Thornfield collapse & Jane refusing to be Rochester's mistress

Rochester (passion w/o morality) vs St John (duty w/o love)

Resolution & equality; Jane & Rochester reunite as equals