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Part One takes place in Coulibri, a sugar plantation in Jamaica, and is narrated by Antoinette as a child. Formerly wealthy, since the abolition of slavery, the estate has become derelict and her family has been plunged into poverty.
Much of the action of the novel takes place in the West Indies. The first and third sections are narrated by Antoinette, the middle section by her husband. The first and third sections are narrated by Antoinette, the middle section by her husband.
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A list of important facts about Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists.
Important information about Jean Rhys's background, historical events that influenced Wide Sargasso Sea, and the main ideas within the work.
The first part of Wide Sargasso Sea is narrated by the female protagonist, Antoinette. She explains that she lives in isolation from the rest of the population of the small Caribbean island on which her family's plantation exists. The story opens in 1839 after the recent emancipation of slaves in the British Empire.
Historical context is crucial to understanding Wide Sargasso Sea. The novel unfolds against the backdrop of social and racial tensions in Jamaica after the abolition of slavery. It also addresses issues of identity, displacement, and the consequences of colonialism.
While the events in Jane Eyre take place anywhere between the 1820s and 1840s, those in Wide Sargasso Sea are firmly placed after 1833. The change in setting and time between the two novels...
