He also gives his own definition of a book. ... "The Achievement of Desire" could easily be regarded as bildungsroman. The Webster's College Dictionary definition of Bildungsroman is "a novel dealing with the education and development of its protagonist". The Bildungsroman as a genre has its roots in Germany. ... Rodriguez gives a definition for the "scholarship boy". ...

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Before investigating these elements a definition of the gothic genre is essential. ... Starting with the romance between Jane and Rochester followed by her distressed escape to get away from him and Thornfield., a vital plot constituent of the Gothic novel, and often of the Bildungsroman is a dreamy and desperate escape from the site of romance/male hero. ...

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