The Single Woman Hale Character Analysis

In Mandy Hale’s novel, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass, Hale declares that “Change can be scary, but what’s even scarier is allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.” Hale shares stories about her life and gives advice on how to become more independent, confident, and how to realize your self-worth that may have laid dormant for so long. In the graphic novel version of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Jane learns who she is through a series of macabre experiences. Jane’s character develops as she goes through many forces that try to threaten her liberty, integrity and happiness. Moods and tones that overall color the novel are gothic and romantic. Difficult and unfortunate events such as the deaths of …show more content…
As Jane is visiting Gateshead at her dying aunt’s request. Mrs. Reed having lost everything gives Jane a bitter and regretful backhanded apology, hoping it will make up for everything and will allow her to die in peace. She gives Jane a letter from Jane’s only living relative and hope sparks up in jane. When Jane returns to Thornfield she is met by loved ones and is elated to be back. Jane and Mr. Rochester confess their love to one another in the garden and plan to be married, though some foreshadowing occurs when lightning strikes a tree as the two kiss. Thus an ominous tone emerges. Things start to go wrong when a supernatural figure appears wearing Jane's wedding dress and veil and the next morning it is torn to shreds. She tells Mr. Rochester and others if they knew anything of it but they brush it off, which makes jane fearful and nervous. Moods and tones that would best describe the situation would be suspicious, supernatural, anxious, and secretive. All of these moods and tones develop the underlying layer of suspense and helps build up the story for the climax of this section. The wedding day arrives and everything seems wonderful and happy and love is in the air! Until it is revealed that Mr. Rochester has already been married to an insane woman of the Mason family. Betrayal, loneliness, and heartbreak are moods and tones that come to mind when seeing the picture all laid out. Mr. Rochester becomes possessive of Jane when she makes the decision to leave him for a while. The moods and tones change slightly here and become muddle. While the mood around Jane is forgiving, sad, and loving, Mr. Rochester’s is hostile, possessive, and pleading. In the end she ultimately knows she must leave and find herself which shows how even through all of the mess she just went through she continues to keep her independence and stays true to herself and her standards; “Do