What does obeah signify to each of these characters

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Wide Sargasso Sea

What does obeah signify to each of these characters

Antoinette, Antoinette’s husband, Christophine? The significance is different for each of these three, so your answer should have three parts. (up to one paragraph)

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Asked by john s #210105 on 10/31/2011 8:48 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 11/1/2011 8:24 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/1/2011 8:24 AM

Obeah is a form of witchcraft or sorcery. Christophine practiced obeah in the novel. In Antoinette's case, her husband invokes obeah; she eventually succumbs to the madness and spiritual death gained through Carribean magic or obeah. In addition, this story directly parallels the novel Jane Eyre

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