Gothic Imagery Jane Eyre. Various possible readings i ve already written about twenty pages all in total including other sections of. Bluebeard and jane eyre have a remarkable number of similarities such as the benevolent older woman and imagery of secretive passages in a mysterious mansion persuading the reader to believe that brontë was familiar with the gothic fairy tale genre that was taking england by storm and used these tropes to shape her protagonist s.
Supernatural gothic elements in jane eyre by daniella kheronsky alicia kinsellagh colleen mcdonald katie pitney rachel silber and priscilla romofsky the voice at moor house what is the purpose of including gothic imagery and supernatural occurrences in literature. Various possible readings i ve already written about twenty pages all in total including other sections of. Can you help explain how these subjects fall into the category of gothic imagery themes issues.
Bronte is able to integrate gothic elements with other literary genres.
Jane recalls the night she spent in the red room at gateshead as punishment after john reed struck her. The most common gothic form bronte is uses is jane s descriptions of thornfield hall which creates gothic paraphernalia giving the audience an image of a gothic castle especially at the end after the fire when the image of a ruined castle is. Elements of the gothic novel. Jane eyre uses may forms of the gothic genre in order to create emotion and get an audience reaction.