All 5 Uses of
prejudice
in
Jane Eyre
- Mr. Rowland Rochester was not quite just to Mr. Edward; and perhaps he prejudiced his father against him.†
Chpt 13 *
- I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences.†
Chpt 27
- I had a feeling that she wished me away: that she did not understand me or my circumstances; that she was prejudiced against me.†
Chpt 29
- Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.†
Chpt 29
- Firm, faithful, and devoted, full of energy, and zeal, and truth, he labours for his race; he clears their painful way to improvement; he hews down like a giant the prejudices of creed and caste that encumber it.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(prejudice) bias that prevents objective consideration -- especially an unreasonable belief that is unfair to members of a race, religion, or other group