Wide Sargasso Sea
1. Setting and characterization are inextricably linked throughout the text of this novel. Discuss and analyze how setting is a dominant factor in this text. Additionally, discuss the paradoxical perception that is Rochester(white, British lens) has of the West Indies and the concept of the "exotic" or "the Other."
2. Madness is a powerful motif throughout this text. Dissect the madness of Annette(Antoinette's mother) and of Antoinette(Bertha). Is madness inherent, or is it acquired through events and circumstances?
