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GCSE English Literature · key term
An older name for tuberculosis, the illness from which Helen Burns dies.
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Paper 1
An older name for tuberculosis, the disease from which Helen Burns dies.
Revise: Chapters 5 to 10: LowoodHelen, however, has consumption, not typhus. Her earlier coughing and Miss Temple’s concern foreshadow the seriousness of her illness.
An old name for tuberculosis, the illness from which Helen Burns dies.
Either question: distinguish Helen’s consumption from the typhus epidemic, and explain how the epidemic leads to investigation and reform.
Distinguish Helen’s consumption from the typhus epidemic. Explain how each contributes to the presentation of Lowood.
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Paper 2
The historical name for tuberculosis, the illness from which Helen Burns dies; it is distinct from Lowood’s typhus epidemic.
Revise: Chapters 5 to 10: LowoodHelen is also seriously ill, but she has consumption, not typhus. Earlier coughing, chest pain and Miss Temple’s anxious attention have foreshadowed this outcome. Because the older Jane narrates her childhood retrospectively, she can preserve signs of danger which her younger self did not fully understand.
An older name for tuberculosis, the illness from which Helen Burns dies. Her illness is distinct from the typhus outbreak at Lowood.
Paper 1
An older name for tuberculosis, the illness from which Helen Burns dies in Jane Eyre.
Revise: Chapters 5 to 10: LowoodHelen, however, has consumption, not typhus. When Jane understands that she is dying, she secretly goes to Miss Temple’s room at night to see her. Helen remains confident in God’s goodness, telling Jane, ‘I believe; I have faith: I am going to God’ in Chapter 9.
An older name for tuberculosis, the illness from which Helen Burns dies. It is distinct from the typhus epidemic at Lowood.
Component 2
Revise: Chapters 5 to 10: LowoodHelen dies of consumption, not typhus. Her earlier coughing and Miss Temple’s anxious attention prepare readers for her death. In Chapter 9, Jane secretly visits her at night and lies beside her.
An older name for tuberculosis, the disease from which Helen Burns dies.
