Circular Evolutions of Imaginative Maturation in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette

Authors

  • Eleftheria Matsa The Ohio State University

Abstract

This project investigates how Jane Eyre and Villette, two of Charlotte Bronte’s famous gothic novels, investigate the notions of “self,” “imagination,” and “reality.”  In both works, protagonists Jane Eyre and Lucy Snowe are forced to confront and deconstruct the paradigms of their gender on a combination of symbolic and psychosocial levels, while likewise mimicking the themes of Darwinian evolution on an imaginative plane.  As a result, they are able to expand their gender roles in a comfortable, liminal setting, while undergoing profound interior growth.  

Author Biography

Eleftheria Matsa, The Ohio State University

Microbiology & English; Class of 2013

Downloads

Published

2014-06-25

Issue

Vol. 4 (2013)

Section

JUROS Arts & Humanities

License

Ethical Considerations

All submitted research must adhere to ethical guidelines. Any research involving the use of human subjects must be approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and any research involving animal subjects must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), as stated in the methods section. If JUROS finds that the research violates ethical guidelines, they may refuse the paper solely on this basis without consideration of other factors.

General Copyright Restrictions