“Her grave is in Brocklebridge churchyard: for fiteen years after her death it was only covered by a grassy mound; but now a grey marble tablet marks the spot, inscribed with her name, and the word ‘Resurgam.’” (Bronte 85)
Helens Burns died with faith in God and heaven. This passage is another example of Charlotte Bronte's love for religion; the girl who died wishing for God to come has a word on her tombstone that means "I shall rise again." Since she believed in heaven, she will go there and live for eternity.http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/R/resurgam.html
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what could be Bronte's bigger purpose behind having this particular engraving -- think about greater context of the novel
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