The governess in Jane Eyre worksheet
This helpful resource guides students through some key contextual issues related to the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Students are encouraged to research the role of the governess, its importance to the novel and Jane's evolution as a character.
There are research tasks around Bronte's own life and her time as a governess, too.
A quotation analysis activity asks students to consider attitudes to governesses and societal attitudes to the role of women in general to help students extend their understanding of interpretations of the text.
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A sample extract from the resource:
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Charlotte Bronte experienced the life of the governess and had known the isolation of being a decent, but unwealthy single woman. She understood the dispiriting situation of earning very little while teaching other people’s children and living in their home as an employee. Context activity Research the life of Victorian governesses and how they lived their lives during the time when Charlotte Bronte was writing this novel. Try to discover their personal stories, how they taught, what pay they earnt and how society viewed these women. Find at least five important pieces of research and record them below.
The governess in the novel Read and discuss the following quotations from the novel in your pair or group. What do they suggest about Jane’s position and her attitudes? |
