https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb One person in the group should make a copy of this Padlet, invite the rest of the group and post it on the class Padlet for the assignment. en-us 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC 2021-03-26 17:57:47 UTC hello@padlet.com gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005259 Through the portrayal of women in Victorian England and the use of doubles in Jane Eyre in Charlotte Bronte , one can see that Jane has to repress her passionate emotions about gender roles in society because she is a woman, which is important because it illustrates Jane as a woman who yearns for independence from the imposing gender norms put on her by society.]]> 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005259 gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005261 Bronte constructs Jane's identity as a woman that upholds the strict and limited ideal Victorian woman standards. ]]> 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005261 gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005265 Throughout the novel, Jane has exceeded the expectations of a governess, always fulfilling her womanly duties while at Thornfield. Jane has expressed a sort of discontentment with being overly passive, or allowing herself to be belittled by others. Jane’s work ethic plays a significant role in her development as a character while at Thornfield because she proves her loyalty to Rochester. She understands the position in which she was placed in, offering her assistance to Rochester, asking: “Can I help you, sir? I’d give my life to serve you” (Bronte 200). Jane grew into a respectable young woman that was able to comprehend how the societal expectations placed on gender roles would create imbalance in her life.]]> 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005265 gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005266 Bronte makes Jane acknowledge her actions, and apologize for something that was not necessarily her fault; women were and still expected to apologize for everything even if they were right or it was a reasonable action. During their converse, Mrs. Reed expected Jane to apologize because she was young and should have respected her; despite Mrs. Reed's constant abuse. “Forgive me for my passionate language: I was a child then; eight, nine years have passed since that day.” (Bronte 233) I think why Jane decides to apologize is to try to receive some  kindness from Mrs. Reed before she dies. Up to that point in the book, Mrs. Reed is the only biological family, and the only person she hasn't reconnected with after leaving. Jane has experienced forgiveness and death, I think she wants to say good- bye on a good note and not have any “unfinished business”.  I also believe that it was to encourage Mrs. Reed to apologize as well. If Mrs. Reed felt the love and remorse from Jane, I think it would have encouraged Mrs. Reed to apologize to Jane. After all of the red-room abuse and the verbal abuse, Jane deserves that apology. Unfortunately she never got it, but she was able to apologize to her.  

]]> 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005266 gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005268 Bronte is comparing Bertha’s inhumane character to a wild animal or beast when she writes, “with something at least human.”? Due to Bertha’s “ravaged” look, the way in which others see her is as a crazy, wild-like woman even though she is clearly still a human being but has been locked up and treated like a madwoman. Back in Victorian times, those who had a mental illness or women who didn’t act “correctly” were shunned and treated very wrongly yet at the time it was seen as respectable and understandable. This is the case with Bertha because of her unrepressed feelings that were seen unfit for a woman to express, she was seen as a beastly woman and not at all treated with respect. The other characters, even Jane, describe her as a wild being unconsciously because that was how people were conditioned to treat those mentally challenged or women who didn’t fit into social norms. Through the character of Bertha, Jane also sees a reflection of her emotions and fears that she has to hold back because they weren't seen as "proper" emotions for a woman.

“What it was, whether a beast or human being, one could not, at first sight, tell: it groveled, seemingly, on all fours: it snatched and growled like some strange wild animal: but it was covered with clothing; and a quantity of dark, grizzled hair, wild as a mane, hid its head and face.” (Bronte 284)

]]> 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005268 gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005270 Bronte was trying to convey that since in Victorian society, men are expected to interact with women in the same class as them. In Mr.Rochester’s case he had to disguise himself as a Gypsy in order to communicate his real emotions to Jane because of the fact that he had a status to uphold but while disguised as a Gypsy, he tells Jane, “You have seen love: have you not? And, looking forward, you have seen him married, and beheld his bride happy?” (Bronte 197) In this particular scene, the Gypsy (Mr.Rochester) asks Jane if she has seen love but since the Gypsy is Mr.Rochester,  one can see that Mr.Rochester is foreshadowing that he feels strongly about Jane but knows that he has a status to keep which is why he could not directly tell Jane how he truly feels for her. Jane and Mr.Rochester are on the same level intellectually and ideally each other’s “other half” but could not pursue a relationship with each other due to the fact that Jane worked for Mr.Rochester which meant they were not in the same social class. Therefore dressing up as a Gypsy was Mr.Rochester’s only way to communicate his true feelings with Jane and understand her even more without it coming across as inappropriate. ]]> 2021-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358005270 gneyoy2021_3 https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358135865 Through Rochester's impersonation of a gypsy and through the character of Bertha Mason, Bronte creates reflections of Jane that embody her character.]]> 2021-03-26 17:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gneyoy2021_3/6hpruacoprz970tb/wish/1358135865