Jane

Question 1

“ I was in discord in Gateshead hall . I was like nobody there “

Answer 1

Out of place
As if she didn’t exist
Not in harmony
No love , not an equal

Question 2

“ you are a dependant “
John - Jane

Answer 2

John tells Jane she is of no social class , not loved
No family

Question 3

I want this because it is of no use wanting anything better

Answer 3

Bildungsroman
Deidre for change in life - to move out of Gateshead
Growth , adolescence - maturity

Question 4

I am no bird .. I am a free human being with an independent will

Answer 4

Tendency to protest society’s pressure on women
Role as domestic

Question 5

Conflicting characteristics
Independence vs desire to belong

Answer 5

Isn’t afraid to stand up for heself ( at the reeds)
Or make decisions ( St John / Rochester )
‘I am no bird ‘ desire - end sup with R

Question 6

Offered two freedoms

Answer 6

Rochester - to liberate passion
BUT enslaved as mistress

St John - act on principles
Form of imprisonment = keep feeling/ passion in check

Question 7

Jane as an orphan

Answer 7

Exiled , isolated , alienated , cruel treatment , lust for freedom
Wants sense of home

At mercy of those with greater social financial power

Question 8

Where she finds freedom

Answer 8

When leaving Lowood by free will
Takes comfort in own destiny

Question 9

Strong personality

Answer 9

Will not uproot herself and compromise morals for love ( R)
OR
accept St John and stifle passion in loveless marriage
= self knowledge / understanding

Question 10

I want this because it is of no use wanting anything better

Answer 10

This shows Jane’s bildungsroman and her desire for change in her life to move out of
Gateshead.
She wanted to go where there was life and movement, growing from adolescence to maturity.

Question 11

Reader I married him

Answer 11

Up until this point in the text, Jane has always maintained a subservient position to Mr. Rochester. However, with the inheritance from her uncle, Jane is now an independent woman and can take charge of her own destiny. Moreover, with the loss of Mr. Rochester’s eyesight, he becomes vulnerable and dependent on Jane; he can no longer maintain his former position as the superior male. Thus, instead of using the subservient “He married me,” in which Mr. Rochester is the dominating partner, Jane takes the superior in the relationship: “I married him.”