Evaluating Passionate Text: Significance of the Chestnut Tree in Jane Eyre The thunder rumbled through the clouds and as a sudden streak flashed across the sky; the lightning violently hit the tree and the repercussions of this (God-like) action had little arcs that danced across the thick, black sky. The tree hung in despair and disbelief, almost as if it were a weeping willow instead of a horse chestnut tree. In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, “the chestnut tree is hit by lightning on the night that Mr. Rochester and Jane get engaged” (261). This scene introduces the chestnut tree and how it plays a significant role in this novel. The significant role of the chestnut tree raises the question(s), does the tree represent the relationship of Jane and Mr. Rochester or maybe it represents the split emotion that lies deep within the heart of Mr. Rochester? As a small hint of
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The tree will never be the same just as their relationship will never be the same. Even though the tree once stood strong in all its marvelous beauty, it is now split. What once stood so tall and strong is now been separated and each side of the tree faces different challenges. For example, the one side has to try its hardest to stay strong during the harsh winter season, this side, unfortunately, falls weak under the pressure of the cold linen blanket. Even though the tree is now two separate beings, it is still one “tree” for it is bound together by the strong roots that lie under the ground, together, even though it is broken. Jane and Mr. Rochester are split and face many different challenges on their own. They are two separate beings but because of how strong their love was for one another, they will also be connected like the roots of the tree. In a sense with that analogy, there will also be a strong bond but it will never blossom and flower because it is buried like the roots of the
The tree will never be the same just as their relationship will never be the same. Even though the tree once stood strong in all its marvelous beauty, it is now split. What once stood so tall and strong is now been separated and each side of the tree faces different challenges. For example, the one side has to try its hardest to stay strong during the harsh winter season, this side, unfortunately, falls weak under the pressure of the cold linen blanket. Even though the tree is now two separate beings, it is still one “tree” for it is bound together by the strong roots that lie under the ground, together, even though it is broken. Jane and Mr. Rochester are split and face many different challenges on their own. They are two separate beings but because of how strong their love was for one another, they will also be connected like the roots of the tree. In a sense with that analogy, there will also be a strong bond but it will never blossom and flower because it is buried like the roots of the