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What does the name “Bertha” represent?

The renaming of Antoinette as ‘Bertha’ functions as an act of symbolic erasure.

What does the Granbois house symbolise?

The house at Granbois becomes a metaphor for entrapment rather than intimacy.

How does Rhys use the narrative structure?

Dual narrative structure reflects the clash between two irreconcilable worlds: English reason and Caribbean reality.

What does Obeah symbolise in the novel?

Obeah represents both spiritual resistance and colonial fear of the unknown.

How is language used as power in the novel?

Language becomes a battleground — Rochester uses it to define, Christophine to resist, Antoinette to cry out.