My Tweethis Statements (Writing Process Pt 2/9)

Here they are, folks.

Policy:

Jane Eyre should be treated as a Gothic romance despite apparently incongruous chapters set at at Marsh End, because its Gothic elements create patriarchal gender expectations that define Jane’s dilemma.

Definition:

The Marsh End section of Jane Eyre is Charlotte Bronte’s implicit criticism of the Gothic genre for its justification of patriarchal gender expectations.

Comparison:

In Jane Eyre, patriarchal institutions are unlike traditional antagonists because the novel’s Gothic genre promotes and justifies certain patriarchal expectations within readers themselves.

Evaluation:

Although the Marsh End chapters of Jane Eyre have been criticized for defying genre expectations, their inclusion is good for Jane’s feminist quest because they enable her to reflect upon her archetypal role as the virginal maiden.

Cause/Effect:

Gothic conventions within Jane Eyre cause readers to adopt some of the patriarchal gender expectations that define Jane’s dilemma, exposing parallel antagonistic tendencies within each reader.