AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
- Revise: Religion
Worship of an idol rather than God. Jane uses this religious idea to describe making Rochester the centre of her existence.
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GCSE English Literature · key term
Treating someone or something as an object of worship in place of God.
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Paper 1
Worship of an idol rather than God. Jane uses this religious idea to describe making Rochester the centre of her existence.
Paper 2
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Paper 1
Treating someone or something other than God as an object of worship or supreme devotion.
The worship of an idol rather than God; figuratively, excessive devotion to something. Belle presents Scrooge’s love of money as a form of idolatry.
The worship of an idol or false god; more broadly, treating something such as money as the most important thing in life.
Component 2
Treating someone or something as an object of worship in place of God; Jane uses this idea to describe her excessive devotion to Rochester.
Revise: ReligionAn argument about spiritual growth might move from Jane’s questions beside Helen, through her recognition of idolatry at Thornfield, to her independent prayer and Rochester’s repentance near the end. The sequence shows how faith becomes something personally understood and practised.