Novel Composition
Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Jane Eyre
Who said: “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
BONUS: how might you use this quote in an essay?
Jane Eyre
What city is Gateshead just north of?
London
In what century was the novel composed?
19th
Who is Mrs. Reed?
Evil caregiver of Jane Eyre
Why does Jane leave the Rochester home?
Rochester has a wife
Who says: “Do you think I am an automaton? A machine without feelings?”
AND who are they addressing?
Jane addressing Mr Rochester
What is the 3rd stage of Jane's life?
What is the genre of Jane Eyre?
Gothic Literature
Who was the rich man that married Jane Eyre?
Mr. Rochester
What does Jane find after fleeing from Rochester's home?
A family
Who says: “Reader, I married him.”
AND explain the technique(s) in this quote.
BONUS: explain how you would analyse this quote in an essay
Jane Eyre
Techniques: direct address, breaking the fourth wall
In what era was Jane Eyre published?
What is the term for a story that tells of a person from childhood to adulthood?
Bildungsroman
Who says: "Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Helen Burns
What does the chestnut tree symbolize Jane Eyre?
A break in Jane and Rochester's relationship
How many sisters did Bronte have?
4
Which 2 characters say to Jane (at different times) "you are passionate"
Mrs Reed (after telling Jane she will send her to school)
Mr Rochester (when Jane exits her bedchamber after her prolonged solitude following the failed wedding and revelation about Bertha)
Name 3 ideas that fire symbolises at different times throughout the novel.
Anger and passion, renewal and purification, warmth and emotional intimacy, destruction and danger