Girl with a Pen: Charlotte Bronte | Topics for Discussion
1. Charlotte receives marriage proposals from two young clergymen. Why does she refuse the first and accept the second? Are her decisions wise ones? Why or why not?
2. What course does Robert Southey advise when Charlotte seeks literary advice from him? How does his advice affect Charlotte's career?
3. Charlotte's teacher in Brussels, Constantine Heger, strongly influences her first novel. What advice does Heger give her? Why does she not succeed when she attempts to follow this advice? Does Jane Eyre in any way reflect Heger's influence? If so, in what way?
4. At first...
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