Mason family of Jamaica
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The Mason family of Jamaica is a fictional wealthy Creole family from the Caribbean featured in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," most notably through the character of Bertha Mason.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mason family of Jamaica canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edward Rochester
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ⓘ
Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Creole ⓘ |
| familyWealthSource |
West Indian property
ⓘ
plantation economy ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Jane Eyre, Chapter 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
Victorian literature ⓘ |
| languageContext | English literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
central to the bigamy plot in Jane Eyre
ⓘ
represents colonial wealth in Jane Eyre ⓘ |
| memberRole |
Bertha Mason is Rochester’s first wife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Mason is Bertha Mason’s brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | source of Rochester’s first marriage ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
madness ⓘ marriage and property ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bertha Mason
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ⓘ
Mr. Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate | 1847 ⓘ |
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