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Jane Eyre: Themes and Symbols

Year 11 Extension English

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Symbols 

Themes

Quotes

BBC Bitesize

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece about madness and women breaking out. Read by Katherine Press. Produced by Ciaran Bermingham.

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Professor Kristen Over of Northeastern Illinois University explains the themes in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper.

 

Professor Kristen Over of Northeastern Illinois University explains the symbols in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper.

LitCharts Theme Wheel

How does the Theme Wheel work?

  • Each wedge of the blue ring represents a scene.
  • Each row of colored boxes extending from a wedge represents a part of the scene. The closer to the blue ring, the closer to the beginning of the scene.
  • The colors in each row indicate which themes are “active” in that part of the scene.

The Theme Wheel is interactive.

  • Themes: Hover over or tap any of the themes in the Themes and Colors Key to show only that theme. Click a theme in the Themes Key to lock it.
  • Summary: Hover over or tap any row of colored boxes to read the summary associated with that row. Click the row to lock the summary.