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Hague, Angela. Fiction, Intuition, and Creativity. Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America P., 2003, 126-142.

Discusses compares Jane Eyre’s precognitive dreams in the book to the real Bertha Mason as a psychological projection of Jane. Also, it discusses the irrational versus rational thoughts in the Jane Eyre.

 

 

Levy, Anita. Jane Eyre, the Woman Writer, and the History of Experience. MLA International Bibliography: Mar. 1995. 77-95. http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cookie,url,uid&db=mzh&an=1995000520

This is an article that discusses the red room and the symbolism in Jane Eyre that may reflect Bronte’s own life.

 

 

McGann, Jerome. Victorian Connections. Charlottesville: University P. of Virginia, 1989, 60-87

Discusses the ending of Jane Eyre and argues that the person talking at the end is not Jane Eyre, but someone that is more patriarchal.

 

 

Newman, Beth. Subjects on Display. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University P., 2004, 26-45.

Discusses Jane Eyre’s social insignificance in the book by giving examples through the authors use of adjectives used in the book.

 

 

Plasa, Carl, and Betty Ring. The Discourse of Slavery. New York: Pointing-Green Publishing Service, 1994, 64-87.

Discusses the metaphors of slavery and debates the politics in Jane Eyre and whether it is conservative or radical.

 

 

Wilson, Cheryl. Female Reading Communities in Jane Eyre. MLA International Bibliography: 30, July 2005. 131-139 http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cookie,url,uid&db=mzh&an=2005140146

It is an article that discusses how Bronte challenges patriarchal forces through her novel Jane Eyre.

 

 

Wood, Marcus. Slavery, Empathy, and Pornography. New York: Oxford University P., 2002, 322-345.

Discusses Bertha Mason’s character in relation to how slavery is used in the novel.

 
 
 

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