The next three posts are actually continual, but I'm going to be posting them in parts. They'll have the same title, though.
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Question:
Give a character sketch of Mr Brocklehurst and answer the following questions:-
- How was Christianity portrayed in them?
- What were the effects on Jane Eyre?
- The effects on you as a reader.
Answer:
Character sketch of Mr Brocklehurst
- Judgemental
- Hypocritical
- Biased
- Prejudicial
- Christianity is portrayed as a set of rules instead of a religion. "A brief address on those occasions would not be mistimed, wherein a judicious instructor would take the opportunity of referring to the sufferings of the primitive Christians; to the torments of martyrs: to the exhortations of our blessed Lord Himself, calling upon His disciples to take up their cross and follow Him; to His warnings that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
- Jane Eyre was forced to comply with the strict rules and regulations enforced by Mr Brocklehurst based on the Bible and God's words.
- As a reader, this provides us with a very different perspective of Christianity, which can mislead us into thinking Christianity is rigid and inflexible.
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Be prepared for the next one on Helen Burns :)
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