JANE EYRE Suggestions for research THE SUPERNATURAL v

JANE EYRE Suggestions for research

THE SUPERNATURAL v The Red Room v Jane - a witch, a faerie? Has visions/dreams v The fortune teller v Can hear each others thoughts v Tree splits in half v Bertha is a vampire v Helen Burns is an angel

WARDS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND v. A common practice, but how did the whole ward thing work? v. Jane was Mrs. Reed’s ward v. Adele was Rochester’s ward (or daughter – whatever)

ORPHANAGES v. Lowood School v. Children’s rights v. Compare Dickens w/Bronte re: treatment of children in their novels

TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL v. Bertha v. Grace Poole (caretakers) v. Why didn’t Rochester put Bertha in an asylum? v. Were Jane & Rochester a little nuts?

TEACHERS/GOVERNESSES v Differences between teachers & governesses v Who became teachers/governesses and why? v Reputation? (Blanche’s mom) v Rights / Working conditions v Compare/contrast a governess in Victorian England a nanny today

PHYSICAL ABUSE v. Mrs. Reed & her rotten son v. Lowood school v. Even Rochester! v. Predominantly children & women victims

MARRIAGE/SOCIAL/CLASS CONVENTIONS v Blanche rich/high class and MUCH younger v Jane poor/low class and MUCH younger v Divorce v Jane won’t run away w/Rochester v Jane’s beautiful speech about being small and insignificant

MARRIAGE/SOCIAL/CLASS CONVENTIONS (CONT’D) v. St. John’s sisters (cousin goes into a convent? ) v. Jane won’t marry St. John v. St. John won’t marry Rosamond v. Women’s rights (or lack thereof) v. Women’s ability to inherit (becomes Jane Heir!)

CHRISTIANITY & COLONIZATION v. Sun never sets on the British Empire v. St. John going on a mission to India v. Helen Burns – tries to teach Jane about Christ & humility v. Jane’s refusal to be Rochester’s mistress (denounces moral

CHARLOTTE BRONTE v. Compare her life with Jane Eyre