THE ELEMENT OF PARA-GOTHICISM IN CHARLOTTE BRONTE’S JANE EYRE AND EMILY BRONTE’S WUTHERING HEIGHTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page…………………………………………………………………………………………..i
Certification……………………………………………………………………………………..iii
Dedication……………………………………………………………………………………….iv
Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………..…….v
Table of Contents…………………..…………………………………………………..…..vii
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………….….xi
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study………………………………………………..………………..1
Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………..………
Research Question……………………………………………………………………………
Purpose of the Study………………………………………………………………………..
Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………..
Scope of the Study……….…………………………………………………..……………
Operational Definition of Terms……………………….………………………………
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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
The English Gothic Novel: A Brief Overview
Wuthering Heights as a Victorian Novel
Romanticism and the BRONTËS
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CHAPTER THREE
THE PARA-GOTHIC THEMES OF JANE EYRE
Morality
Social class
Gender relations
Love and Passion
Feminism
Atonement and Forgiveness
Search for Home and Family
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CHAPTER FOUR
THE PARA-GOTHIC THEMES OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Clash of Elemental Forces
The clash of economic interests and social classes
The Abusive Patriarch and Patriarchal Family
Study of childhood and the family
The Effects of intense Suffering
Self-imposed or self-generated confinement and escape
Displacement, Dispossession and Exile
Communication and Understanding
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CHAPTER FIVE
CONCLUSION
Conclusion
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ABSTRACT
Para-Gothicism is not a rediscovery of the gothic, but rather a rebirth of that style; it is also a modern name for Gothicism which is a genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. This research study is centered on the novels of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Love and struggle is the central Para-Gothic theme in both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Love is presented as a powerful force in both novels. Love is used by both authors to develop the characters personalities, and produces two different outcomes. Both novels are stories of love and how this powerful emotion was able to overcome countless obstacles. Characters within Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre overcame the constraints society had upon them, what appeared to be their destinies and characters were able to overcome themselves. These obstacles were lengthy struggles that characters within each novel were faced with and went through immense pain all for love. The research study is designed in a five chapter format, with the chapter one as an introductory aspect, which leads to the review of related literatures and also followed by the Para-Gothic elements/themes of the Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, and finally, the chapter four is a concluding part of the research study.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
This research study will be dealing with the subject matter of the para-gothicism in the novels of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. It will be very necessary to give the basics of the subject matter, before the broader look will be given the subject matter in the review of literature.
