Jane Eyre is a novel, written in the Victorian era by the author Charlotte Bronte. Bronte uses different setting in order to show what the characters are feeling, illustrates character development, and to foreshadow certain events that are going to occur. Jane Eyre makes particularly powerful and complex uses of setting, which it intertwines with plot, characterization, and, of course, symbolism and imagery. The setting of the story is carefully divided into five distinct places, each of which has its particular significance in Jane's history.
The first setting of Jane’s life is her relative’s house at Gateshead. Jane is at a stage in her life where she is waiting to grow up (mentally and physically). Her true nature, personality, and aptitude …show more content…
Lowood is still strict, confined, and unfurnished similar to Jane’s state of mind: untested, unlearned, and single-minded. However, as her knowledge expands and she obtains enriching and positive people in her life, Jane’s description of Lowood becomes shifts more to thoughts of the beautiful landscape around it and the benefits it holds.
The next setting in Jane Eyre is the alluring mansion at Thornfield. It represent Jane's growing happiness and independence and shows the development in Jane's character. She is free to discover herself and we see that Jane’s nature is almost as expansive as the fields all around Thornfield. Jane loved to walk through the garden which is symbolic of her blossoming thoughts and love for Mr. Rochester.
Charlotte Bronte further uses the setting to illustrate the desolation Jane goes through after she flees Mr. Rochester and Thornsfield. The vague and bleak landscape mirrors Jane’s own situation and mentality. Suffering from a broken heart she wanders through the harsh nature with no means of food or shelter. However, she eventually arrives at the Moor House. The moor contains uncultivated land and has a peaceful quality. After emotional turmoil suffered at Thornsfield, Jane chooses to retreat to Moor House and takes the time she spends there to regroup and re-center her life. While at Moor House, Jane also discovers that she has inherited
The first setting of Jane’s life is her relative’s house at Gateshead. Jane is at a stage in her life where she is waiting to grow up (mentally and physically). Her true nature, personality, and aptitude …show more content…
Lowood is still strict, confined, and unfurnished similar to Jane’s state of mind: untested, unlearned, and single-minded. However, as her knowledge expands and she obtains enriching and positive people in her life, Jane’s description of Lowood becomes shifts more to thoughts of the beautiful landscape around it and the benefits it holds.
The next setting in Jane Eyre is the alluring mansion at Thornfield. It represent Jane's growing happiness and independence and shows the development in Jane's character. She is free to discover herself and we see that Jane’s nature is almost as expansive as the fields all around Thornfield. Jane loved to walk through the garden which is symbolic of her blossoming thoughts and love for Mr. Rochester.
Charlotte Bronte further uses the setting to illustrate the desolation Jane goes through after she flees Mr. Rochester and Thornsfield. The vague and bleak landscape mirrors Jane’s own situation and mentality. Suffering from a broken heart she wanders through the harsh nature with no means of food or shelter. However, she eventually arrives at the Moor House. The moor contains uncultivated land and has a peaceful quality. After emotional turmoil suffered at Thornsfield, Jane chooses to retreat to Moor House and takes the time she spends there to regroup and re-center her life. While at Moor House, Jane also discovers that she has inherited