1. Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte (1816—1855)

2. I. Introduction A Background on the Brontes 1. the father—Rev. Patrick Bronte 2. June 1826—Gondal begins 2. June 1826—Gondal begins 3. Yorkshire 3. Yorkshire 4. Three sisters and a brother 4. Three sisters and a brother

3. B. The Romantic Imagination 1. Early 1800s—new way of seeing, understanding (subjective, emotional, energetic)—Rebellion against age of reason 2. Organicism

4. B. Romantic Imagination (con’t) 3. Nature—immediate contact with the divine 3. Nature—immediate contact with the divine 4. The Romantic concept of the Imagination 4. The Romantic concept of the Imagination

5. I. Introduction (continued) C. The Use of the gothic 1. What is the Gothic? 2. Six Basic Elements of the gothic

6. I. Introduction (continued) D. The Byronic Hero D. Bildungsroman

7. II. Jane Eyre: Major Themes A. Maturation—growing up B. Quest for power (feminist theory)

8. II. Major Themes C. Passion vs. Restraint D. Religious quest—The Moral Theme

9. II. Major Themes E. Pride F. Protest against convention

10. II. Major themes G. Duty H. Possibility of Love

11. III. Characters A. Jane Eyre B. Rochester C. St. John Rivers

12. III. Characters (con’t) D. Mrs. Reed and John Reed E. Bertha Rochester F. Helen Burns

13. III. Characters (continued) G. Mr. Brocklehurst H. Maria Temple

14. IV. Setting—The Way Stations of a Life A. Gateshead B. Lowood

15. IV. Settings (continued) C. Thornfield D. Marsh End E. Thornfield (second time)

16. V Symbols and Imagery A. Fire and Ice B. The window and the scarlet curtain C. The red room

17. V. Symbols and Imagery D. Thornfield (the house) E. Eyes and parts of the body F. Weather

18. V. Symbols and Imagery G. Split Tree H. The moon