Pool, scream, Tia, fire? - Do you know the meanings of “double”? - Have you had a maid or housekeeper whose cultural background differ from yours? - What influences does Annette have on Antoinette? And Christophine? Book I: What Roles do Annette, Christophine and Tia play?

But I shielded it with my hand and it burned up again to light me along the dark passage.ġ0 3. There must have been a draught for the flame flickered and I thought it was out. …Now at last I know why I was brought here and what I have to do.

Someone screamed and I thought, Why did I scream? I called 'Tia!' and jumped and woke. I heard her say, You frightened? And I heard the man's voice, Bertha! Bertha! All this I saw and heard in a fraction of a second. She beckoned to me and when I hesitated, she laughed. Or-is she really mad? … But when I looked over the edge I saw the pool at Coulibri. Orignal meaning: Native, local,”pure” 2). Part I: How does Rhys characterize Antoinette? What are the causes for her personalities? Creole identity and Mother-daughter relationship childhood experience Convent education (Part II: How does Rhys explain the problems between Antoinette and Rochester? their socio-historical context-19th Century Victorian/Colonial world?  Race + Gender)Ī. Sandi -Antoinette-husband-Amèlie (Bertha) (Rochester) Christophine Tiaħ Central Questions: Whence comes the Mad Woman in the Attic? Part III: Antoinette in EnglandĦ Genealogy Cosway-Annette Alexander Daniel Pierre Antoinette’s taking action Leaving for England. Daniel’s letter and the letter from England. Part II: Rochester and Antoinette Upon arrival, R tries to adjust, writes letters to his father relations between A & R.

Mason The riot Antoinette in the convent. Cosway’s death and the Emancipation The mother’s re-marriage to Mr. Jean Rhys and Social Background Part I: Antoinette’s Relations to Annette, Christophine and Tia  Her Personality Annette: a) The Creole Identities of Annette b) Annette as a Woman c) madness  Gender+Race Antoinette: a) loss of mother b) as a creole 3) convent Antoinette’s personality FYR: Part II Main Questions: 1) Mad Woman 2) Fatalism? Abeng and Wide Sargasso Seaģ WSS: Settings Part I: (Martinique), Jamaica: Coulibri estate, near Spanish Town Part II: Granbois, Dominica, Part III: “Great House” EnglandĤ Plot and Structure Part I: Antoinette's Childhood – White MenĢ Outline Wide Sargasso Sea: General Introduction & Questions Christo-phine & Tia Annette Antoinette Cosway, Mason, Rochester Norton Critical Ediction.

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