ENGL 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Electra Complex, Oedipus Complex, Masculinity
19 Jan 2017
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What we all do before we talk about a text. Readi(cid:374)g a (cid:271)ook, u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g plot, (cid:272)hara(cid:272)ters, the(cid:373)e, setti(cid:374)g . What we all agree on, a starting point. Characters: jane eyre, mr. rochester (thornfield), adele, grace poole, bertha, Mary, diana, st. john, mrs. reed, helen burns. Plot: moves from gateshead lowood school governess for rochester runs to find herself, finds cousins runs back to rochester. Themes: search for love/ belonging, desire for independence, religious duty, integrity, morality. Then ready to ask questions about the text and discuss. Focusing on the author and the connection between her life and the work. Jane eyre is a reflection of charlotte bronte"s experiences. Does(cid:374)"t ge(cid:374)erate a(cid:374) argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that has ro(cid:272)k-solid evidence. Mental illness and how it was treated in this era. Freud - focuses on deep unconscious desires, sexual impulses. Unknowingly winds up marrying his mother and murdering his father. In competition with her mother and drawn to her father.
