Victorian Age

Victorian Age
Female point of view
1837 - 1901
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Victorian Age
Female point of view
1837 - 1901

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Victorian Age

Slide 2 - Mind map

Victorian Age
  • Class-based society
  • Men vs women
  • Voting 
  • Empire
  • Social reforms
  • Religion

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Literature
  • Mid-century
  • Novels
  • Poetry 
  • Themes
  • Romantic -> Modern era
  • Escape

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Themes
  • Realism
  • Pessimism
  • Confusion
  • Moral aspect

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Charlotte Brontë
  • Currer Bell
  • Born: 21th of april 1816
  • Died: 31st of march 1855
  • Miss Woller’s school

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Why did Charlotte use a pen name?
A
By keeping her identity secret, the novel was relatable to everyone
B
She did not want people to make assumptions about her books
C
To keep her identity/gender a secret
D
Because women were not allowed to publish books

Slide 7 - Quiz

Charlotte Brontë
  • Emily and Anne
  • Identity/gender
  • Prejudice 
  • Our opinion

Slide 8 - Slide

Storyline
  • Gateshead
  • Red-room
  • Lowood School
  • Epidemic 
  • Thornfield
  • Rochester
  • Bertha

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Why did Jane want to marry Rochester in the end?
A
They had the same interests
B
She needed his financial support
C
It was an arranged marriage
D
They were equal

Slide 10 - Quiz

Storyline
  • Marsh End
  • Rivers
  • Cousins
  • Ferndean

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Characters

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Jane Eyre
  • Autonomy
  • Equality
  • Feminist
  • Independend

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Edward Rochester
  • Emloyer
  • Master of Thornfield
  • Secret
  • Married Jane
  • Equals

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St. John Rivers
  • Shelter
  • India
  • Without love
  • Loneliness

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Mrs. Reed
  • Aunt
  • Gateshead Hall
  • Influence on Jane

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Mr. Brocklehurst
  • Lowood School
  • Powerful
  • Constrains the girls
  • Epidemic

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Themes
1. Love vs Autonomy
  • Marriage
  • Moor House
2. Religion
  • Moral duty vs. earthy pleassure
  • Middle ground

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Themes
2. Religion
  • Blocklehurst, Burns and Rivers
  • Self-knowledge
  • Complete faith in God
  • Scientific discoveries

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Themes
3. Social class
  • Hierarchy
  • Governesses
  • Conditions
4. Gender relations
  • Equality
  • Patriarchal domination

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Setting
  • Gateshead Hall
  • Lowood School
  • Thornfield Hall
  • Moor House 
  • Ferndean

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Critics
  • Praise
  • Strong, independent and stubborn woman
  • Anti-christian
  • Oppressive society
  • Male writers felt threatened
  • 'Over-emotional woman'

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Relevance today
  • Social norms
  • Controversial
  • Feminism
  • Right vs wrong
  • Taboo

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Our opinion
  • Important
  • Inequality
  • First and second wave of feminism

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What is your opinion?

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The End

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