Jane Eyre, a nineteenth-century English novel, follows an orphaned girl’s life from childhood to womanhood. The novel was one of the first in its genre, containing both intrigue and passion. It portrays Jane’s difficult journey in discovering independence, love, and belonging. Throughout the story, Jane is constantly faced with difficult decisions being forced to choose between her heart and her mind. The story of Jane Eyre consists of several important characters. Jane Eyre is the most crucial, being the titled character and the story‘s protagonist. Secondly, Mrs. Reed, Jane’s spiteful aunt and daunting guardian. Thirdly, Edward Rochester, Jane’s employer and love interest. Finally, St. John Rivers, one of Jane’s newly discovered
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He, instead, is a mysterious character becoming quite unpleasant at times. Rochester is dark, complex, moody, and has a unique flirtation with Jane. Although Rochester possesses ill qualities, his traits allow for the seemingly unusual romance to become a classic love. In describing the love story of Jane and Rochester, Bronte utilizes many detailed descriptions and literary allusions. Bronte is skilled in her technique, making words flow eloquently together without becoming too elaborate. In describing Jane’s sentiments Bronte writes, A Christmas frost had come at midsummer; a white December storm had whirled over June; ice glazed the ripe apples, drifts crushed the blowing roses; on hay- field and corn-field lay a frozen shroud: lanes which last night blushed full of flowers, to-day were pathless with untrodden snow; and the woods which twelve hours since waved leafy and fragrant as groves between the tropics, now spread waste, wild and white as pink-forests in wintry Norway. (325)
Bronte is able to use the description of changing seasons in comparison with Jane’s emotions before and after Rochester’s secret was revealed. This type of writing was a positive aspect of this
He, instead, is a mysterious character becoming quite unpleasant at times. Rochester is dark, complex, moody, and has a unique flirtation with Jane. Although Rochester possesses ill qualities, his traits allow for the seemingly unusual romance to become a classic love. In describing the love story of Jane and Rochester, Bronte utilizes many detailed descriptions and literary allusions. Bronte is skilled in her technique, making words flow eloquently together without becoming too elaborate. In describing Jane’s sentiments Bronte writes, A Christmas frost had come at midsummer; a white December storm had whirled over June; ice glazed the ripe apples, drifts crushed the blowing roses; on hay- field and corn-field lay a frozen shroud: lanes which last night blushed full of flowers, to-day were pathless with untrodden snow; and the woods which twelve hours since waved leafy and fragrant as groves between the tropics, now spread waste, wild and white as pink-forests in wintry Norway. (325)
Bronte is able to use the description of changing seasons in comparison with Jane’s emotions before and after Rochester’s secret was revealed. This type of writing was a positive aspect of this