AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
Revise: Helen Burns and Miss TempleAfter Jane recounts her treatment at Gateshead, Helen says, “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs” (Chapter 6).
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GCSE English Literature · key term
A feeling of hostility or strong resentment towards someone.
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Paper 1
Revise: Helen Burns and Miss TempleAfter Jane recounts her treatment at Gateshead, Helen says, “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs” (Chapter 6).
Paper 2
Hostility or strong resentment towards another person.
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After Jane tells Helen about her mistreatment at Gateshead, Helen says, “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs” (Chapter 6). “Nursing” suggests tending resentment as though keeping it alive; “registering” suggests recording each injury in a ledger. Together, these expressions present bitterness as something maintained through repeated attention.