| Keywords [eng] |
Charlotte Brontë ; , Jane Eyre, Rochester, Adè ; le Varens, Bildungsroman, France, quotations, culture, education, cosmopolitanism, identity, Šarlotė Brontė, Džeinė Eir, Ročesteris, Adelė Varens, švietimas, Prancūzija, citatos, kultūra, kosmopolitizmas, tapatybė |
| Abstract [eng] |
This MA thesis examines Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre (1847), concentrating on the quotations written in the French language. Since the book was written in an English-speaking environment, a significant number of different-length quotations are found in the novel. This work aims to analyse these quotations by finding their function and thematic significance. Relying on different literary and cultural insights, I will reveal why this foreign language was chosen, how it represents the characters and complements the context, which is strongly connected with the author’s own experiences and passions, knowing that French was an important language to her. This analysis will also provide insights into how characters use the language to represent their development, culture, education, and cosmopolitan life. |
