Jane Eyre Concordance Essay

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D. Results and Findings
In the following tables, wordlist and concordance will be utilised to mirror the image of the governess in the two novels Agnes Grey and Jane Eyre, through adjectives, nouns and verbs.
Table One: Adjectives
Adjective Agnes Grey Jane Eyre
Lonely 4 22
The concordance of this example Agnes Grey
-the lonely drudgery, of my present life: for I _was _lonely. Never, from month to month, from year to year, except during my brief intervals of rest at home, did I see one creature to whom I could open my heart
Jane Eyre
-As yet I had spoken to no one, nor did anybody seem to take notice of me; I stood lonely enough: but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed; it did not oppress me much.
-But I always woke and found it an empty mockery; and I was desolate and abandoned--my life dark, lonely , …show more content…

I have suffered martyrdom from their incompetency and caprice. I thank Heaven I have now done with them!"
The noun ‘governess’ is very significant in both novels. It elucidates how people regard the governess. Anne Bronte casts light on how the position of governess is a just a mock. The governess cannot have the needed authority over her pupils. Moreover, Charlotte Bronte also manifests how others regard the governess, how others are considering the governess ridiculous and are treating her like a servant, how others see the governess as an abhorrent creature that only causes suffrage for them.
Noun Agnes Grey Jane

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