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The worlding of third world in Jane Eyre
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Jane’s English identity is manifested in the savage identity of Bertha Mason perpetuate a belief in British, Christian-based moral and spiritual superiority.
Bertha mason the Jamaican creole
Rochester specifically mentions that Bertha's family wished for him to marry Bertha because of his "racial" superiority. "Her family wished to secure me because I was of good race, and so did she" (ch 27).
Regarding his stay in Jamaica, Rochester states,
The air was like sulphur steams . . . I could find no refreshment anywhere. Mosquitos . . .the moon was setting in the waves, road and red, like a hot cannon-ball . . .[it was] a world quivering with the ferment of tempest. (ch 27)
The aspects of Jane Eyre that would be susceptible to a post-colonial approach are its connection with the West Indies, with the island of Madeira and with India:
• Rochester is sent to the West Indies as a young man and is tricked into marrying Bertha Mason. There is a sense that her madness i...

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