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1
Q

Where did Bronte get inspiration for the harsh conditions at Lowood?

A

Her time at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire, where two of her sisters died from tuberculosis.

2
Q

Who discouraged Bronte from pursuing writing which could influence Jane’s stand against the patriarchal society?

A

Robert Southery a poet who exclaimed that “literature cannot be the business of a womens life” as a women’s “proper duties” lie in marriage and the raising of children.

3
Q

What did Bronte originally publish Jane Eyre under and why?

A

The gender-neutral pseudonym “currier Bell” to stop prejudice views on the novel just because it’s written by a women.

4
Q

What kind of society was it in the 1800s?

A

Patriarchal