Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre

Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre

This essay investigates the narration in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre by applying narratologist Great Olson’s model of unreliable narration to Jane, the novel’s narrator. Further, the novel discusses how Jane’s reliability affects the portrayal of the character Bertha Mason. The essay argues that th...

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Main Author: Melkner Moser, Linda
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM) 2012
Subjects:
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Bertha Mason
Bertha Rochester
narratology
unreliable narration
unreliable narrator
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-hh-169212013-01-08T13:36:17ZUnreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane EyreengMelkner Moser, LindaHögskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)2012Jane EyreCharlotte BrontëBertha MasonBertha Rochesternarratologyunreliable narrationunreliable narratorThis essay investigates the narration in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre by applying narratologist Great Olson’s model of unreliable narration to Jane, the novel’s narrator. Further, the novel discusses how Jane’s reliability affects the portrayal of the character Bertha Mason. The essay argues that the narrator’s characterization of Bertha Mason is deliberately misleading. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-16921application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Bertha Mason
Bertha Rochester
narratology
unreliable narration
unreliable narrator
spellingShingle Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Bertha Mason
Bertha Rochester
narratology
unreliable narration
unreliable narrator
Melkner Moser, Linda
Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
description This essay investigates the narration in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre by applying narratologist Great Olson’s model of unreliable narration to Jane, the novel’s narrator. Further, the novel discusses how Jane’s reliability affects the portrayal of the character Bertha Mason. The essay argues that the narrator’s characterization of Bertha Mason is deliberately misleading.
author Melkner Moser, Linda
author_facet Melkner Moser, Linda
author_sort Melkner Moser, Linda
title Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
title_short Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
title_full Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
title_fullStr Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
title_full_unstemmed Unreliable Narration and the Portrayal of Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
title_sort unreliable narration and the portrayal of bertha mason in charlotte brontë’s jane eyre
publisher Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)
publishDate 2012
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