Phrenology is referenced several times throughout the story. Phrenology was a theory based on that a person's personality could be based off of the shape of their skull. Phrenology influenced people of the nineteenth century - when this novel took place. Mentioning this theory, is merely just something that people of this time talked about. Although it is not familiar to us, people of this time were used to hearing about it.
"Phrenology -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 02 Dec. 2009.
So... why does Bronte care about using it? What purpose is she trying to achieve?
ReplyDelete(I'm noticing a trend in the entries so far and is one that I'm thinking you are going to want to address quickly.)