As Jane grows up at Lowood, and reaches the age of 18, Miss Temple has gotten married and moved away; she had been the only reason that Jane stayed on as a teacher. This is a very significant point in her journey as she longs for change. In Chapter 10, there is a passage on page 159; she looks out of the window, a small everyday gesture, yet in this case, as it does many times, the window acts as a barrier between her and “liberty”. She can only “look out” and wonder, never reach the full heights of that freedom. As she gazes from school, to garden, to Lowood and then to “the hilly horizon”, we see that she is naturally drawn to what is “most remote”, feeling that everything nearer represents a kind of imprisonment. The use of “horizon” is
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To reflect this, the language of the passage is sophisticated and carefully structured; each paragraph starts with a short descriptive line before shifting into a depiction of Jane's thoughts through imagery, which is a stream of consciousness, expressed in long sentences with several subordinate clauses. The internal punctuation of these sentences is rather distinct, with colons, semi-colons and hyphens. The clauses are quite lyrical, using repetition and stress to convey their effects of longing and desperation, despite the “exile limits”. In the Victorian period, many women led a lifestyle similar to Jane; the only work socially acceptable of a lady who has been educated was teaching or governessing, and while Jane stays at Lowood to teach out of love for Miss Temple, it defies her nature to do so. She feels trapped; moving from one institution to the next, the road ahead “vanishing in a gorge between two”. The intransitive verb “vanish” coupled with the strong imagery of a “gorge” suggests how out of her control her life has been up until this point, and how everything she wanted seemed to be impossible. The realisation of this causes her to long for her dreams, and become restless in her desperation, evoking …show more content…
She firmly decides, after long debate, that she “must leave Adele and Thornfield.” The imperative “must” connotes her firm conviction – in fact, the fight with Mr Rochester may be the peak of her journey of self-realisation. Early Victorian morality placed much emphasis on chastity; as Jane keeps her integrity, the reader would be more likely to sympathise with her, a reason perhaps why the novel became so popular compared to other of the same era. The sudden turn of events compel her to act in the interest of self-protection, once again causing her to be on her own, deprived and without future. However Jane’s impulse for self-preservation that helps her to move on and grow even in the worst of times. Although she is leaving love behind, Jane is leaving with independence, dignity and self-worth. “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” Once again, the use of imperatives here suggests her maturity and understanding of her goal, regardless of whatever heartbreak she encounters on the way; Jane gives up her class position in favour of her self-worth and self-respect. Before, she may have in her mind distanced herself from the poor, the servants, looking upon herself as almost a lady, but now
To reflect this, the language of the passage is sophisticated and carefully structured; each paragraph starts with a short descriptive line before shifting into a depiction of Jane's thoughts through imagery, which is a stream of consciousness, expressed in long sentences with several subordinate clauses. The internal punctuation of these sentences is rather distinct, with colons, semi-colons and hyphens. The clauses are quite lyrical, using repetition and stress to convey their effects of longing and desperation, despite the “exile limits”. In the Victorian period, many women led a lifestyle similar to Jane; the only work socially acceptable of a lady who has been educated was teaching or governessing, and while Jane stays at Lowood to teach out of love for Miss Temple, it defies her nature to do so. She feels trapped; moving from one institution to the next, the road ahead “vanishing in a gorge between two”. The intransitive verb “vanish” coupled with the strong imagery of a “gorge” suggests how out of her control her life has been up until this point, and how everything she wanted seemed to be impossible. The realisation of this causes her to long for her dreams, and become restless in her desperation, evoking …show more content…
She firmly decides, after long debate, that she “must leave Adele and Thornfield.” The imperative “must” connotes her firm conviction – in fact, the fight with Mr Rochester may be the peak of her journey of self-realisation. Early Victorian morality placed much emphasis on chastity; as Jane keeps her integrity, the reader would be more likely to sympathise with her, a reason perhaps why the novel became so popular compared to other of the same era. The sudden turn of events compel her to act in the interest of self-protection, once again causing her to be on her own, deprived and without future. However Jane’s impulse for self-preservation that helps her to move on and grow even in the worst of times. Although she is leaving love behind, Jane is leaving with independence, dignity and self-worth. “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” Once again, the use of imperatives here suggests her maturity and understanding of her goal, regardless of whatever heartbreak she encounters on the way; Jane gives up her class position in favour of her self-worth and self-respect. Before, she may have in her mind distanced herself from the poor, the servants, looking upon herself as almost a lady, but now