How would you define the word

“gothic”? Give me some examples of that word and the way it is used by

teens today.

WARM-UP

Vocab Unit 8 Quiz Friday!

Charlotte Bronte Born in England in 1816

Her father was an Anglican clergyman and because of this, she often wrote about religious hypocrisy — those who preach one doctrine but live by another.

Charlotte’s sister Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, another gothic romance that is still widely studied and loved today.

Charlotte had to write under a male pseudonym because women were not taken seriously in Victorian England (during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 until 1901)

Charlotte’s Gothic Influence

A protagonist who struggles with isolation, abandonment, and loneliness

An old, rundown setting that evokes mystery and fear (often a castle or old mansion)

Supernatural or inexplicable events at crucial moments in the plot

Women are imprisoned or troubled (“damsel in distress”)

Romantic undertones

Jane Eyre displays

characteristics of a gothic novel:

People and Places to Remember

Gateshead – the home of Jane’s aunt and cousins. She has lived here since the death of her parents

Lowood – A boarding school that Jane attends as a child

Thornfield – A mysterious mansion where Jane works as a governess to a little girl named Adele.

Ferndean – The final location of our story where the plot wraps up (More specifics later on this one!)

Jane Eyre – the heroine of our story who was orphaned as a child and strives for both love and independence.

Mrs. Reed – Jane’s cruel aunt

John Reed – Jane’s horrible cousin

Mr. Brocklehurst – The headmaster of Lowood School

Ms. Temple – A kind teacher at Lowood

Alice Fairfax – Head housekeeper at Thornfield

Grace Poole – a maid at Thornfield

Edward Rochester – the mysterious owner of Thornfield and Jane’s boss.

Adele – Rochester’s daughter whom Jane is tutoring

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

Jane

Mrs. Reed

John Reed

Victorian England

Orphans

Predictions of the Red Room?

WARM UP

• Go get your Jane Eyre book.• Answer the following questions

in your notes under Gateshead:1. What have we learned from Chapter 1?

2. List any developments in character, conflict, plot, symbols, Gothicism, etc.

3. What is your impression of Bronte’s writing? From what perspective is the book written? What is your opinion about Bronte’s voice? (VOICE: Distinct from the terms PERSONA, NARRATOR and TONE, voice is associated with the basic vision of a writer, her general attitude toward the world. The poet Sylvia Plath's voice, for example, might be called that of a victimized daughter, wife, and mother.)

DO NOW

1. Get a textbook.

2. Get a clean sheet of paper. Title it “I AM”

3. Finish each line with your own words

I am-

I wonder

I hear-.

I am- (repeat)

I pretend-

I feel-

I touch-

I worry-

I cry-

I am-(repeat)

I understand-

I say-

I dream-

I try-

I hope-

I am-(repeat)

SHORT ANSWER

What images in “400 Meter Freestyle” enhance the reader’s understanding of theme?

In “400 Meter Freestyle” Maxine Kumin enhances the reader’s understanding of the spirit of competition with the concrete formation of the poem. The narrator illustrates determination with the images of “that plum red heart [pumping] hard cries hurt how soon its near one more” (Lines 57-61). The obvious tenacity of the heart in combination with the lines of the poem which resemble a lapping pool create the feeling of the struggle in competition. The continuous lines bring the reader closer and closer to victory along with the narrator.