Bertha

her violation of accepted social norms, and suffers accusations of witchcraft from neighbors and family who need scapegoats for the wrong-happenings in their lives. Bertha Mason is similarly condemned for her representation of the rejection of the female ideal—the rejection of the wifely, mother role—and the discord over her own sexuality. Just like Sula, her fierce nature is exposed through her identification with the wild, unruliness, and ultimately with sex. This Gothic theme of the “dark woman”

time period differences, the short stories Mrs. Bertha Flowers and The Ninny are similar because of the personalities and actions of the two main characters, Marguerite and Yulia. These two characters are similar due to their quiet and reserved personalities, their low self-esteem, and how they both are devalued in their societies. To begin, Marguerite and Yulia are quiet and reserved, and this is demonstrated through the way they act. In Mrs. Bertha Flowers, Marguerite refuses to often talk aloud

Novel Bertha Mason, although a minor character in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre , played a crucial role in the love story between Jane and Rochester and gives a deeper understanding of how mentally impaired people were treated at the time. She is necessary to Jane and Rochester’s imminent marriage and her actions lead the two to reconcile. Her motives and the causes for behavior are unclear, besides her obvious jealousy towards Jane and betrayal she felt from Rochester. Not only that, but Bertha also

The life of Bertha Mason Rochester consisted of cruelty, inhumane captivity, and suffering. Her husband, Edward Rochester, thought her to be mentally unstable, and decided to lock her away in his castle. In Jane Eyre, Bertha Mason Rochester was locked away by her husband, because he thought of her to be insane and violent. He found mental asylums to be far too “cruel” and “punishing”, therefore he kept his wife locked away upon secrecy, and told everyone that she was dead. Whether he did this for

Tim Bartlett ENG 396 March 23, 2011 Funhouse Mirrors: Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason “Jane Eyre” is a book centred around female duality. In a time when females were still expected to fulfill their “womanly duties,” Charlotte Bronte wrote a novel dealing with a woman’s view on morality & sexuality, passion & sensibility, and conformity & insanity, among other themes. This motif of duality plays a strong part in the dynamism that makes up the book, and is not limited to the themes, but is also used

Reactions to Patriarchal Oppression by Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason Missing Works Cited   Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason are both oppressed by the British patriarchal system were men are the makers, interpreters, and enforcers of social and political rules. However, these two women differ greatly in the ways that they accept and cope with the reality of their place in society, and it is these differences that ultimately determine their fate. Jane Eyre follows the rules. Although she initially revolts

The main topic of Tarr conversation with Hobson in the opening chapter is Tarr relationship with Bertha. Tarr states some advice with a force that the generalisation that love gets in the way of art so that the artist must be content himself with ‘low grade’ affairs, rather than grand passions. And conduct a low emotional life. He implies that the artist cannot afford to fall in love; though sex has nothing to do with this equation. Tarr’s self-serving asceticism may reflect ideas about the inadvisability

The Metamorphosis of Bertha in Katherine Mansfield’s Bliss Katherine Mansfield’s “Bliss” is quite an interesting story full of underlying meanings and themes. Upon a first reading, it seems to be a simple story of a woman who feels uncontainable bliss one day, only to have it end when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Although this is a correct interpretation, after a second reading, much more is apparent. “Bliss” is a story of the revelation of a vibrant young woman, of criticism

insight into the possible reasons for or effect of this hidden wife, Bertha. Feminism This section of the book begs the question, “How did Bertha allow Rochester to lock her up like this?” While in today’s society men and women are mostly equal, during this time period, that was not the case. Women were considered subordinate to men and women's’ purpose was to serve their husbands. Because of this, Rochester could basically force Bertha to do whatever he wanted and so he did just that. He could not be

Guiding Mirrors In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Bertha serves as a primary obstacle in the novel, as her marriage to Rochester is a hindrance to Jane’s emotional fulfillment and happiness. Bertha is depicted as a violent and insane woman who is kept hidden in an attic throughout the novel. Bertha’s rage eventually leads her to burn Thornfield, in which Rochester loses an eye and severely injures himself. Despite the portrayal of Bertha as an inherently monstrous figure, it almost seems as though