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

University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

Author: Linda Melkner Moser; [2012]

Keywords: Jane Eyre; Charlotte Brontë; Bertha Mason; Bertha Rochester; narratology; unreliable narration; unreliable narrator;

Abstract:

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.

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