English Literature GCSE
Liminality
What Liminality means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Liminality
The state of being on the threshold of or between two different existential planes. As a governess, Jane exists in a liminal social space between the servants and the gentry.
Topics that use Liminality
- Jane Eyre (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Bildungsroman
- Byronic Hero
- Doppelgänger / Gothic Double
- Foil
- Gothic
- Pathetic Fallacy
- Retrospective Narrative
Using Liminality in the exam
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