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Reading an extract from Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’

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I can undertake close-textual analysis on a short passage from ‘Jane Eyre’.

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Jane is characterised as a polite, calm and helpful character. Brontë creates a Gothic setting using classic Gothic conventions. Brontë’s setting is isolated, lifeless and has a supernatural feel to it. Brontë uses contrasting colours to make her settings Gothic. Brontë uses the setting to reflect Jane’s isolation and innocence.

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