Cary Fukunaga changes Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre to highlight the ideals of his audiences mindset, such as the ideal of marrying for love rather than independence to create a fast paced romance. The film appeals to the themes in the film such as gender equality and independence but dilutes the meaning through the incapacity to reveal Jane’s inner thoughts and enhances the meaning through cinematography.
The introduction of the character St John at the beginning of the film deviates from the original timeline of the novel. This creates sympathy for his character, as he is the first romantic interest that audience meets in the film, while in the novel the Mr Rochester has built a relationship with Jane before she has even met St …show more content…
The character of Miss Temple in the film was omitted leaving the film character of Jane without comfort or salvation from Lowood Institution and also the absence developing relationships with other teacher at Lowood such as Miss Gryce. The character of Miss Temple was crafted by Brontë to allow Jane the incentive to develop her self worth and liberation as a woman as she guided Jane into becoming a governess. Miss Temple instilled the ideas of justice in Jane through her actions such as her treatment of Helen Burns and her compassion for others through replacing the burnt porridge as Jane inhibited "something of her nature and much of her habits” from Miss Temple. This deletion of a female voice in the film changes it’s meaning as Jane develops her independence on her own without the guidance of Miss Temple. This shows the isolation of woman as there are no female characters that Jane can be seen developing a complex relationship as much of Helen Burns character development and Eliza Reed the beacon of redemption of there relationship was omitted in the film. This creates a meaning in the film that independence equates to being alone or only relying on men ,this is not Brontë’s message in the novel as female characters aid Jane in her quest in being self
The introduction of the character St John at the beginning of the film deviates from the original timeline of the novel. This creates sympathy for his character, as he is the first romantic interest that audience meets in the film, while in the novel the Mr Rochester has built a relationship with Jane before she has even met St …show more content…
The character of Miss Temple in the film was omitted leaving the film character of Jane without comfort or salvation from Lowood Institution and also the absence developing relationships with other teacher at Lowood such as Miss Gryce. The character of Miss Temple was crafted by Brontë to allow Jane the incentive to develop her self worth and liberation as a woman as she guided Jane into becoming a governess. Miss Temple instilled the ideas of justice in Jane through her actions such as her treatment of Helen Burns and her compassion for others through replacing the burnt porridge as Jane inhibited "something of her nature and much of her habits” from Miss Temple. This deletion of a female voice in the film changes it’s meaning as Jane develops her independence on her own without the guidance of Miss Temple. This shows the isolation of woman as there are no female characters that Jane can be seen developing a complex relationship as much of Helen Burns character development and Eliza Reed the beacon of redemption of there relationship was omitted in the film. This creates a meaning in the film that independence equates to being alone or only relying on men ,this is not Brontë’s message in the novel as female characters aid Jane in her quest in being self