Jane Eyre Part II

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Jane Eyre Part II
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How is the plot shaped in Vol. 2?
Climax
Falling Action
Complication(Conflict)
Resolution(Denouement)
Intensified by Rising Action
Introduction
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In the second volume of Jane Eyre,

• How does Brontë complicate the plot?
• Why does Jane need to return to Gateshead?
• Why does Mr. Mason show up?
• Why does Jane struggle with her dreams?
• What parallel structures are starting to show up?

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Characterization

• Round characters fully-developed,
  three-dimensional
• Flat characters not fully-developed, often
  stereotyped
• Implicit vs. explicit characterization
• Think about how characterization is conveyed to
  us (description, other characters reactions,
  etc.)

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In volume 2 of Jane Eyre,

• Why do we see the series of noble damsels (the
  Ingrams and the Reeds especially)?
• Why does Jane keep Rochester at a distance during
  his courtship?
• Why is Mrs. Fairfax so disturbed at the
  relationship between Rochester and Jane?

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Symbols Themes?

• Weather (fire, storm, sunshine, ice, snow)
• Servitude and liberty
• Passion (and rebellion) vs. restraint
• Clothing, trappings, costumes, veils, shrouds.

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What old friends do we see in Volume 2 of Jane
Eyre?

• Any counterfeiting?
• Any self-fashioning? Any sense of class or
  estate?
• Any plain style?
• Any portrayals of nature?
• Any sense of improvement or earnestness?
• Any sense of Victorian colonialism?
• Any sense of Wollstone-ish feminism?

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What does reading critical articles add to your
understanding of the novel?

• See patterns or themes we wouldnt have
  recognized
• Call our attention to key passages and quotations
• Help us see varied (and sometimes opposed) ways
  of reading the same passage
• Help us understand how to use evidence to sustain
  a critical reading