ENGL 3Q95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bertha Mason, Jean Rhys, Mary Douglas
25 Nov 2016
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Jean rhys was also a mixed race woman. She"s othered a lot in the novel, she becomes a focaliser in the novel. Coco the parrot its wings are clipped to an english man, seeing a parrot die is. The name bertha mason it sounds very british. Mary douglas famous anthropologist, talks about people as dirt. Jean rhys (1890-1979) is, primarily, known for wide sargasso sea had a very. Tia child friend of antoinette"s, but she"s evil. colourful life. 3) comment on the name bertha mason. 5) comment on the importance of a mirror or lack thereof in the story. Wide sargasso sea (1966) is a prequel to charlotte bronte"s jane eyre (1847) in which she provides a different perspective to the madwoman in the attic. The theme of enslavement and potential emancipation run through the novel. For one thing, part i of wide sargasso sea is set against the background of the.
