2016/04/08 by Amy J. Robinson · 1 citation
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paper · doi:10.1002/9781118405543.ch4
openalex publication_date 2016/04/08 · openalex created_date 2016/08/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This chapter argues that sisters Charlotte and Emily rely on a mixture of romance―including mythic/fairy tale tropes and Gothic/Byronic patterns―and realism to chart the Bildungsromans, or coming-of-age stories, of Jane Eyre and Catherine Earnshaw. During their journeys, both Jane and Catherine find a true home only as they leave behind the artificial settings associated with culture and patriarchal society and substitute them for the natural worlds of Ferndean and the moors of Wuthering Heights, respectively.