Throughout Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, symbolism in the form of foreshadowing is used prominently. Foreshadowing occurs when an author hints at an event that will happen later in the book. This literary device is used by many well-known authors to add suspense and give the reader more interest. Throughout the Jane Eyre, foreshadowing is mostly used to present Jane’s relationship with Mr. Rochester, the man that hired her to be a governess. Throughout their relationship, small mishaps occur that predict later events. These events are disregarded by the book’s characters, this is because these hints are solely for the reader. Most likely, if these hints did not occur, the plot would continue as normal. Charlotte Brontë uses foreshadowing in …show more content…
“I dreamt another dream, sir: that Thornfield Hall was a dreary ruin, the retreat of bats and owls..” (Brontë 329) This description foreshadows the fire that occurs after Jane leaves and the house is left in ruins. It also symbolizes the falling apart of Jane and Mr. Rochester after she finds out that he already has a wife and that Jane, being a mistress, is essentially a “homewrecker”. These details enhance the story by adding interesting parts that keep the reader entranced in the book. Another dream that Jane has predicts the future loss of love between her and Mr. Rochester. In the book, Jane describes, “I saw you like a speck on a white track, lessening every moment. The blast blew so strong I could not stand. I sat down on the narrow ledge; I hushed the scared infant in my lap: you turned an angle of the road: I bent forward to take a last look; the wall crumbled; I was shaken; the child rolled from my knee, I lost my balance, fell, and woke.” (Brontë 330) In this instance of foreshadowing, the baby on Jane’s knee represents the love between Jane and Mr. Rochester and the loss of it that is soon to come. For a small amount of time, the baby is stable, but soon it plummets and dies out. It also describes the fleeting nature of their relationship, not only presenting the idea of their love leaving, but the separation of the two after Jane walks out. After this set of dreams occur, Jane has a …show more content…
This occurrence was foreshadowed earlier in the book multiple times. For most of her life, Jane believed that all of her relations, besides the Reeds, were poor but it was the contrary. When Bessie comes to visit Jane in Lowood, she notes that John Eyre had visited the Reeds and that he “looked quite a gentleman” (109) This notes that he did not appear to be as poor as Jane had expected. Amidst his travels, John ran out of time and could not visit Jane at Lowood. Instead he traveled to Morocco to get wealthier. Later in the book, as Jane’s aunt, Mrs. Reed, is dying she reveals that John wrote to her three years prior. He stated in his letter, “Providence has blessed my endeavors to secure a competency; and as I am unmarried and childless, I wish to adopt her during my life, and bequeath her at my death whatever I may have to leave.” (Brontë 279) In his letter John lets Mrs. Reed know that he is prosperous and would like to adopt her since he has no one else. This hints that Jane will inherit a large amount of money because he has no one else that he can give it to. These small details enhance the reading experience because it makes the reader feel as if they have solved something before the book’s characters
Hardships and difficult experiences are vital parts of life that have the ability to shape people. In Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte we see how Bronte uses nouns to foreshadow. Adding on, in the Gothic novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte uses the protagonist's emotionally and physically abusive experiences to foreshadow her future decisions and development into a strong independent person. Foreshadowing is presented in the novel in such forms as through setting, allusions, and motifs, in which they all link up to the ending of the book - how Jane ends up to be.
Jane develops a *find quote about jane thinking her crush on Rochester is childlike* but is morally derailed when it is revealed that Mr. Rochester has been hiding his feral wife in the attic. This presents Jane with the arduous decision of choosing to stay with her love or to leave in the night. Jane chooses the latter the author, Emily Brontë writes, ***find quote**. Though this must have been a difficult decision, Jane choose, out of her selfless nature, to pursue an uncertain and dangerous path just to preserve a principled world. This is not only an impressive response when she was tested but it is a display of feminism.
Charlotte Bronte uses character foils in her novel, Jane Eyre, to display the centrality of affection, emotion, and passion, in
Jane Eyre Discussion Questions Mrs. Amato Honors English 11 Gabby Sargenti CHAPTERS 1-4 1. Review the details Brontë provides about the weather in the opening chapter of the novel. How does this establish the mood of the story when it begins? “Cold winter” “Leafless” “Cloud” “Chilly” “Protruding rain”
Finally, the details about society show that Jane recognizes the standards of her victorian society and needs to abide by them. After Jane had thought awhile, she no longer “felt justified in judging” Mr. Rochester and Blanche for “acting in conformity to ideas and principles instilled into them.” Though Jane wishes to be loved by Mr. Rochester, she comes to the realization that rich men do not marry lower-class women in her
Jane requests to return to the Reed house, after learning about her cousin’s suicide and her aunt, Mrs. Reed’s, illness; however Rochester questions, “And what good can you do her… you say she cast you off,” Jane replies, “Yes, sir, but that is long ago; and when her circumstances were very different: I could not be easy to neglect her wishes now” (Brontë 227). Jane looks beyond that Mrs. Reed “cast[ed] her off,” implying that she has grown to let go of grudges and developed a mature mentality. The irony of Jane’s inability to “neglect her wishes,” infers how the injustice treatment of Mrs. Reed unaffectedly brings Jane to look past the situation by visiting the Reeds in a time of sorrow. In addition, Rochester attempts to convince his wedded Jane to stay with him, after learning about his mad wife; Rochester claims that his father had “sent [him] out to Jamaica, to espouse a bride already courted for” him but only so his brother and father to get “thirty thousand pounds,” Rochester further admits to Jane that “you know now that I had but a hideous demon. I was wrong to attempt to deceive you…
People around town who live near Thornfield had always heard rumors about a lunatic woman at the hall, and Mr. Rochester reveals at the wedding that the presumed woman is his wife. Jane is absolutely shocked and devastated, and feels as though she can no longer trust Mr. Rochester. This wild turn of events causes her to leave Mr. Rochester and she eventually meets St. John. St. John and his sisters are later revealed to be Jane’s cousins, and Jane finds this discovery a truly “Glorious discovery to a lonely wretch! This was wealth indeed!
Originally Jane internally struggles to combat her jealousy of Rochester marrying Miss. Ingram. It was later revealed that the marriage was part of the plot to get Jane, Rochester was playing both women until he got what he wanted, which raises major concerns for Jane. She fears that she will become another woman that he spoils and is infatuated with until he loses the spark and soon discards her. Jane continues to refuse or dispute Mr. Rochester’s requests in order to maintain control of her life. While Mr. Rochester is persisting in buying her extravagant gifts for her wedding she continues to refuse, saying she would “certainly never venture to wear his choice”.
Jane is depicted with warm, fiery imagery that represents her passionate spirit; It is evident that Jane often disagrees with people who come across as cold, with icy attributes. Basically, those who try to put out Jane's passionate spirit with their oppressive cold ways. When Jane Eyre is locked in the Red Room for going against her abusive cousin John Reed, she describes it as being a cold and dark space that was “solemn” (14). All the warmth, passion, and fire that the Red Room lacks emerges from Jane once her punishment is over and manifests itself in the confrontation with Mrs. Reed, which causes her “own passionate nature to bloom” (“"Fire and water imagery" in Jane Eyre 2015”). Jane uses her voice to escape from the silence imposed by her repressive aunt or any other authoritarian figure, which stands with the "contrasting elements” (“"Fire and water imagery" in Jane Eyre 2015”) that stand between her and her passionate spirit.
In Charlotte Bronte’s novel “Jane Eyre” Edward Fairfax Rochester plays a contributing role in Janes development and growth as a character and human being in the Victorian time period. Not only does he play a large role in her independency, but in her emotional and spiritual growth as well. She grows around him whether she likes it or not. Due to Edwards manipulative and seductive nature, jane has to grow and develop in a way that has her frequently questioning her own ideals, whether that be spiritually or morally, and strengthening her independence by constantly refusing her feelings for him and adapting to punishing situations. Edward also opens Janes eyes to a world that is bigger than she realized due to his company at the house, wealth, and opportunities at the favorable Thornfeild manor at which she was employed by him.
She is enthralled by his outwardly behavior because he emulates the person she wants to be to those who question her in society. It is this point where her outward conformity and inward questioning start to clash, with being conflicted by her opinions of Rochester and the mysterious happenings at Thornfield. In the beginning of their relationship, they are confrontational, especially in their conversations about social issues of the time. "I don’t think, sir, you have a right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have—your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience." (Bronte 157)
Brontë employs Jane’s narration of the negatives of the chestnut-tree’s new state to display her desire to be with Rochester. While observing the chestnut-tree,
Rochester but since she moved away from that town in which he was in she believed that all of her feelings were simply just a “puppy love stage”. Jane's love with this new guy St. John was so surreal for him and Jane but after sometime Jane had these opposing feelings towards him. Jane wasn’t sure if her feelings were even there for him. It was the complete opposite for St. John, he had enough feelings for Jane that were the cause of his existence to him.
She comes to know that Bertha set the house on fire, and Rochester saved his servants, and attempted to save Bertha, however, he lost his hand and got blinded. Chapter 37- Jane travels to Ferndean to find Rochester, and promises she will never leave. While walking around in the woods, they discuss the past year, and Jane finally accepts Rochester’s proposal. Chapter 38- Jane and Rochester are finally happily married,
Jane leaving Rochester to rot is a justified consequence of his actions, the torment of him yearning for Jane and suffering alone is a sufficient punishment. Leaving Rochester to his own torment among a spiral of horrible events that happen. Rochester had a secret wife hidden away in an attic, Bertha, who had caused trouble throughout the house commits suicide and burns down the house. While trying to save Bertha, Rochester impairs his eyes and loses almost all of his