Lowood Flashcards
“Lowood Institution”
A school that is based on Christian values however it demonstrates religious hypocrisy
“brand me as a bad child forever”
Jane is conscious of what people may think of her and she cares about it
“I was no Helen Burns”
Jane is defining herself
“I stooped to pick up the two fragments of slate, I rallied my forces for the worst”
Militaristic language
Isolating herself
“I felt their eyes directed like burning glasses”
Simile
eyes have an impact on Jane as she would rather fade into the background
‘burning’- intense emotions
“This girl who might be one of God’s own lambs is a little castaway, not a member of the true flock, but evidently an interloper and an alien”
Mr B is making Jane an outcast and implying she is different to everyone
Religious language is used
‘avoid her’ ‘exclude her’ ‘shut her out’
Mr B is telling students to isolate Jane
“punish her body to save her soul”
Mr B is teaching evangelical Christian views that women and girls should be submissive
“it was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim”
Helen gave Jane courage
‘martyr’ foreshadows Helen’s death
“Like a reflection from the aspect of an angel”
Religious imagery
Jane often views eyes as painful but Helens are kind
“I abandoned myself and my tears watered the boards”
Jane is isolated
Bronte is trying to create pathos which is powerful
“If all the world hated you and believed you wicked…you would not be without friends”
Helen is stoic and represents the head while Jane represents the heart
“i would rather die than live-i cannot bear to be solitary and hated”
Jane is oversensitive and dramatic
“We shall think you what you prove yourself to be my child”
Miss Temple is a motherly figure to Jane
“God bless you my children”
Miss T embraces H+J and they create a familial image
They are Jane’s new found family
