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GCSE English Literature · key term
The deliberate rejection of personal desires or comforts, often for a moral or religious purpose.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: St John RiversThe adverb “wildly” reveals an intensity at odds with his usual reserve. It also makes his self-denial more significant: he gives up something he genuinely wants. One reading is that this shows heroic dedication to a purpose greater than himself.
Paper 1
The deliberate denial of personal desires or comforts for a principle or purpose.
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“Austere” suggests severity and self-denial; “despotic” exposes the expectation of absolute authority. The balanced opposition between “resistance” and “submission” defines the conflict as a struggle over power, not merely a disagreement about affection.
