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The influence of imperialist ideology on the dichotomy of passion and reason in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Creator:

Dietrich, Rhonda

Abstract:

A prevalent belief during the Victorian age was that the world was divided between inferior beings governed by passion and superior reasoning beings. On the political level, this idea separated inferior passion-driven natives from superior reasoning Europeans. This division contributed to the maintenance and expansion of imperialist rule in distant...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis