Jane Eyre (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Year Jane Eyre was published
Year Jane Eyre was published
1847
What Jane's journey challenges
What Jane's journey challenges
The class system
What Brontë values over social status
What Brontë values over social status
Individual character and moral integrity
Type of heroine Jane represents
Type of heroine Jane represents
A new kind of heroine who values autonomy
What Jane insists on in relationships
What Jane insists on in relationships
Equality
Mr. Brocklehurst's type of religiosity
Mr. Brocklehurst's type of religiosity
Harsh and hypocritical
Helen Burns' type of faith
Helen Burns' type of faith
Compassionate and forgiving
Jane's form of Christianity
Jane's form of Christianity
Personal and internalised
Gothic setting in Jane Eyre
Gothic setting in Jane Eyre
Thornfield Hall
Description of Bertha Mason
Description of Bertha Mason
The 'madwoman in the attic'
Purpose of Gothic elements
Purpose of Gothic elements
Heighten emotional intensity
Brontë's profession influencing the novel
Brontë's profession influencing the novel
Governess
How novel relates to Brontë's life
How novel relates to Brontë's life
Semi-autobiographical
Movement that influenced Jane Eyre
Movement that influenced Jane Eyre
Romantic movement
Narrative technique used
Narrative technique used
First-person narration