ENG324Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bertha Mason, Victorian Literature
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Paints a portrait of herself in order to face her reality the reality that involves mr. Rochester never loving her back and the probability that he will marry miss. The name blanche ingram refers to white and black . Jane is able to do all this describing of people because she is an observer - looks from the widow seat but is not seen by anybody. Because jane eyre is an autobiography the novel offers a biased perspective. Invisible narrator enables us to get a perspective of how people look. A story of how jane got to be the women she is. Jane goes from an orphan, to a governess to a financial stable, independent women. Uses description of the weather to communicate his point. Notion of the powerful man and the submissive women. Mr. rochester"s explanation to his previous marriage is a victim narrative. Could have the story without the physical presence of bertha mason (mr.
