Charlotte Bronte and her Surroundings
What was the name of the town Charlotte was born in?
Thornton
Authors of The Madwoman in the Attic
Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar
What disease did 2 of the Bronte sister die of, that influenced the death of Helen Burns?
Tuberculosis
What medium does Jane use for her paintings
Watercolour
1847
What was the name of the type of landscape that surrounded Charlotte's house?
Moors/Moorland
Thesis of The Madwoman in the Attic
Women consciously read and related to each other’s works (Madwoman, xii) in the 19th century
What was the name of the school that Charlotte taught at, similar to Lowood?
Roe Head
What is significant about the medium used
Watercolors signify a painter's emotional response, in Jane's case it shows that her paintings have a deeper meaning than just a simple picture.
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What item did Patrick Bronte refuse to keep in the house?
Curtains
What does domesticity in 19th century female novels symbolize, according to Gilbert and Gubar?
Confinement
What was the name of Charlotte's aunt, who acted like the "Aunt Reed" of Charlotte's life?
What is the legend of Latmos
Mt Latmos is where the goddess Selene met and fell in love with Endymion.
What were the pseudonyms of each of the Bronte sisters?
Charlotte Brontë =Surrer Bell
Emily Brontë=Ellis Bell
Anne Brontë=Acton Bell
Charlotte provided women in literature with a platform that allowed them to ____ without being demeaned.
Criticize (or variations of said response)
Why did literary critics react the way they did to Jane Eyre?
They're afraid of women's anger and the change it can bring.
What were both Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre missing when growing up?
A father figure.
What painting fulfills the most obvious prophecy? How?
The third painting. It's content is realized when Jane finally sees that Mr Rochester has gone blind and is crippled.
How does Bronte combine the Christianity and Feminism?
Jane Eyre found strength in obeying God even if it meant going against social norms.
A field.
The anxiety of authorship is a response to what other theory?
The anxiety of influence
What did Patrick (Brandwell) Bronte do that related him to John Reed's character?
Became corrupt (affair, debt, temper, alcohomlism etc.)
What are the three main symbolisms in Jane's first painting?
1. The storm symbolizes conformity and women's roles in society
2. The Cormorant symbolizes Mr. Rochester who loves Jane regardless of her uniqueness
3. The corpse's reaching hand symbolizes Jane and her going against stereotypes.
Why did readers originally believe that Jane Eyre was written by a man?
The story was very powerful and featured unseemly characters.