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Fry, Catherine.  “Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason: Differing Reactions to Patriarchal Oppression.”  19 April 2008.  <http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/PATRIARC.htm>.

I searched for “jane eyre” and Bertha in Google.

This article talks about both Bertha and Jane’s oppression by Rochester in the novel.  Not only does he oppress Bertha, but his second wife, Jane, as well.  Bertha, however, is colonized because of her race.  Because she is not herself from England, she is treated as an outsider or as someone who does not have the same abilities as someone from England.  This article is another .edu site, which is interesting, but at the same time makes sense.

Makki, Fatme.  “Sati in Jane Eyre.”  19 April 2008.  <http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/SATIINJA.htm>.

I typed “Jane Eyre” and imperialism and Bertha into Google.

This article talks about Bertha as a representation of the East, thus making Rochester a representation of the West.  The East and West are often used in representations of colonization, as is evident in this article.  Representing Bertha as the East leaves her as the colonized subject.

Modi, Reshma.  ” Edward Rochester: Master at Thornfield.”  19 April 2008.
<http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/ROCHESTE.htm>.

I typed in “Jane Eyre” and colonialism into Google.

I chose this site because it is creditable, as it is a .edu site. The source refers to Bertha’s background and how that has reflected in her relationship with Rochester.  Because she is not of a white upper-class background, he treats her poorly.  This article uses Bertha’s race to explain Rochester’s colonization of her.

Graves, Benjamin.  “The Illustrated London News, Colonialism, and Jane Eyre.”  The Victorian Web.  15 April 2008.   <http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/bronte/cbronte/bg2.html>.

In Google web, I typed in “Jane Eyre” and colonialism.

This article talks about those authors who have explored Bertha’s colonization, using them as references to contribute to his strong argument for Rochester as Bertha’s colonizer.  Upon seeing that this article was from victorianweb.org, I decided it would be a good source to use, as I have had professors reference many times in class.

Although the class was a little slow at times, I did learn from it.  I was even able to apply some of the stuff concerning the library catalog while I was working the circulation desk.  I think that blogs are the best invention in the world and should be used for every class.  Using them for this class helped to save paper and was very convenient.  The pathfinder was not my favorite project, but it did allow for application of the things we learned in class.  The best thing I learned in this class was putting quotation marks around search phrases — it is so useful.  Overall, I would say this class helped me to be more confident in my internet and library resources use.

Kees, Lara Freeburg.  “‘Sympathy’ in Jane Eyre.” SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 Autumn 2005:  45.  Project Muse.  <http://muse.jhu.edu/search>.

Project Muse; Keyword:  jane eyre and imperialism.

This is a scholarly article.

Is another indicator of Bertha’s poor treatment because of her race.  Refers to Rochester’s discrimination against Bertha that he does not have against Jane.  Talks about the “abolitionist” language in Jane Eyre that Rochester uses, referring to slavery.

Project Muse; Keyword:  Jane Eyre and imperialism

Chow, Rey.  “When Whiteness Feminizes . . . : Some Consequences of a Supplementary Logic.”  differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies Fall 1999:  11.  Project Muse.   <http://muse.jhu.edu/search>.

This is a scholarly article.

Refers to the “racial and/or ethnic difference” between Jane and Bertha.  Briefly talks about The Madwoman in the Attic by Gilbert & Gubar and their feminist perspective on Jane Eyre.  Goes on to talk about Bertha’s oppression because of her race, as well as her class and gender.

Project Muse; Keyword:  Jane Eyre and colonialism

Bewell, Alan.  “Jane Eyre and Victorian Medical Geography.”  ELH Fall 1996:  63.  Project Muse.   <http://muse.jhu.edu/search>.

This is a scholarly article.

This article talks about Bertha’s “insanity” and Rochester’s role in that insanity.  As it is a scholarly article, it is a good idea to use other people’s arguments to support your own.  It also refers to Bertha’s insanity as being race-based and that Rochester’s sense of nationalism leads him to declare Berthan insane.

Murdoch, H. Adlai. “Ghosts in the mirror: colonialism and Creole indeterminacy in Bronte and Sand”. College Literature Wntr 2002: 29. General OneFile. Gale PowerSearch. <www.find.galegroup.com>.

Gale PowerSearch, keywords: colonialism and jane eyre

It is an academic resource.

This article is an academic review of Bronte’s work. It focuses on Bertha’s “Otherness,” or non-English background, are the cause of Rochester’s hate and domination. The article explicitly refers to Bertha’s “white Creole” background, as well as quotes other academic sources that reference these same ideas.

Bertha is a representation of jane which needs to be realized for jane to become who she wants to be