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9 Cards in this Set
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MISS TEMPLE
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"at the utterance of Miss Temple's name, a soft smile flitted over her grave face" - Jane, Ch 6
"Miss temple is full of goodness, it pains her to be severed to any one" - Helen Burns, Ch 6 "Don't be afraid, Jane, I saw it was an accident; you shall not be punished" - Miss Temple, Ch 7 "But Miss Temple is the best - isn't she?" Jane or Helen, Ch 5 |
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MISS TEMPLE
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-Teacher at Lowood
-kind to Jane and Helen -serves as one of Jane's positive female role models -helps to clear jane free of the accusations made by Mrs Reed |
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MR BROCKLEHURST
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"what a face he had, [...] What a great nose! And what a mouth! And what large prominent teeth!" - echoing little red riding hood - connotations of Jane Eyre
"Is he a good man?" ... "Is said to do a great deal of good" |
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MR BROCKLEHURST
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-missionary and owner of Lowood School
-hypocritical in his treatment of children -in his 40's/50's -married with 2 daughters -very rich - Jane finds this oppressive and unfair because he always preaches about living simply |
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HELEN BURNS
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"cruel? not at all! she is severe... besides, the bible bids us return good for evil" p40
"I believe, I have faith. I am going to God" p70 "Her head is always drooping" "The sound of a cough close behind me make me turn my head" p41 "It is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear" p47 |
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HELEN BURNS
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-intellectually mature
-same age as Jane -is an orphan at Lowood -believes she will find a home in heaven rather than in England -very religious -represents christianity which stresses tolerance and acceptance |
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BERTHA MASON
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"like some wild animal"
"his wife is a Creole woman whom Rochester wed fifteen years earlier in Jamaica" - Mr Briggs, Ch 26 " |
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BERTHA MASON
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-Rochesters 'mad' wife
-she became violent and insane -lives locked up in the attic at Thornfield -burns down Thornfield and dies in the fire -seen as Jane's alter-ego |
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JANE EYRE
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-protagonist and narrator of the novel
-intelligent, honest and plain-featured -has a strong belief in gender and social equality |
