Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Stainless honour, inflexible independence, indestructible self-respect there took the word.”
- Source
- The Professor
- Date
- 1857
- Local voice
- Fictional narrator · William Crimsworth
Meaning of “Stainless honour, inflexible independence, indestructible self-respect there took…”
The narration personifies honour, independence and self-respect as the forces that govern a character’s response when compromise would threaten dignity.
Where does it come from?
The Professor; fictional narration describing Frances Henri. The elevated phrasing belongs to the novel’s characterization and is not presented as a context-free statement of Brontë’s own life.
Why the local voice matters
The Professor; fictional narration describing Frances Henri. The elevated phrasing belongs to the novel’s characterization and is not presented as a context-free statement of Brontë’s own life.
