Sunday, November 30, 2008

Madame Mope


“ ‘Boh! Madame Mope!’ cried the voice of John Reed; then he paused: he found the room apparently empty” (3).

Brontë uses an unusual nickname to characterize Jane during her childhood. Jane’s terrorizing cousin, John, calls Jane “Madame Mope” because of her tendency to sulk around the house. Instead of using direct characterization to show Jane’s depression and specifically saying that Jane is depressed, Brontë uses John’s nickname for Jane, “Madam Mope” to show that Jane is a miserable child.


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