This 6 page paper provides an overview of the theories of D. H. Winnocott and applies them to the view of one case study. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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their love interest, Mr. Rochester. Jean Rhys wrote Wide Sargasso Sea as a prequel to Brontes Jane Eyre, and the main female character of Rhys novel, Antoinette, becomes the
central conflict for Jane Eyre, Rochesters betrothed in Brontes novel. The connection between these women, though, extends past their interest in Mr. Rochester to the thematic; both Brontes Jane
Eyre and Rhys Antoinette struggle with doubleness of selfhood, with their own desires for liberation/emancipation, with repression, marginalization and the control of the patriarchal society. Both women define themselves
not only by their roles, but by their preoccupation with finding some situation different from the one they are in. The
use of imagery, including natural imagery, the use of white clothing and nudity, and the use of mirrors and dream sequences are prevalent in both works and stand to support
the characterizations of Jane and Antoinette. In the end, each woman has her own encounter with madness; Janes is reflected in her need for escape and her imagining Rochesters
voice even after she has run from his home; Antoinettes madness consumes her, much like the flames that consume her in the attic of Rochesters home (in Jane Eyre).
A comparative view of these strong and compelling women, then, provides insight into the thematic development of both works and into the progression of events that are shared between
the two stories. In the end, their view of self is shaped by Rochesters treatment of the two women, and both women seek ways of reunification with their old
values. Antoinette of Wide Sargasso Sea Jean Rhys novel Wide Sargasso Sea relates the story