Themes and Ideas (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What does young Jane refuse to do at Gateshead that shows her commitment to honesty?
What does young Jane refuse to do at Gateshead that shows her commitment to honesty?
Pretend affection she doesn't feel
Why does Jane leave Thornfield after discovering Rochester is married?
Why does Jane leave Thornfield after discovering Rochester is married?
To preserve her self-respect & morality
In Chapter 23, what does Jane insist she possesses equally despite being 'poor, obscure, plain'?
In Chapter 23, what does Jane insist she possesses equally despite being 'poor, obscure, plain'?
Soul and feelings
What awkward social position does Jane occupy as a governess in Victorian society?
What awkward social position does Jane occupy as a governess in Victorian society?
Too educated for servants, not wealthy
How do Jane and Rochester achieve equality by the novel's end?
How do Jane and Rochester achieve equality by the novel's end?
His blindness and her inheritance
What does Bertha Mason's imprisonment in the attic symbolise?
What does Bertha Mason's imprisonment in the attic symbolise?
Patriarchal control over women
What extreme does Helen Burns represent that Jane must navigate?
What extreme does Helen Burns represent that Jane must navigate?
Stoic faith & complete self-denial
What type of Christianity does Mr Brocklehurst represent?
What type of Christianity does Mr Brocklehurst represent?
Punitive Evangelical & hypocritical
What dual nature does fire symbolise throughout the novel?
What dual nature does fire symbolise throughout the novel?
Warming/life-giving & destructive
What do mirrors and reflections symbolise in Jane Eyre?
What do mirrors and reflections symbolise in Jane Eyre?
Self-knowledge & self-confrontation