research log

October 17 - re-read "insanity & selfhood". read chapter on research writing. need a research question. How was insanity understood and dealt with in the 19th Cent? What is moral insanity in the context of 19th cent. psychology and particularly in Charlotte Bronte's writing? What was meant by the term "moral insanity" in the 19th cent. and how did it affect ideas of selfhood and society as portrayed in Bronte's Jane Eyre? obviously my question calls for informative writing.