The Invisible Hand
A man walks closer to Jane and “What a face he had, now that it was almost on a level with mine! what a great nose! and what a mouth! and what large prominent teeth! ” (49; ch.4). This is a story about the struggles of Jane Eyre, in a biography called Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Appearances and names are only skin deep, but in Jane Eyre it symbolizes the quality of the people from Jane’s perspective. The description of the man is an allusion to Little Red Riding Hood describing the wolf. The man is being described in a negative connotation to let the reader know the man is not going to be a good character. Charlotte Bronte chooses character names to give an impression to their disposition, describe their appearances as …show more content…
When talking about John Reed, Jane feelings were “every nerve I… feared [John Reed], and every morsel of flesh in my bones shrank when he came near” (12; ch.1) right after describing the horrid deeds John Reed did. The author uses feelings to subtlety influence the reader and so the readers knows that John Reed is a malicious man. When in the scene where Mrs. Ingram “[attempts to flirt] did fail; vainly fancying that each shaft launched hit the mark, and infatuatedly pluming herself on success, when [Mrs. Ingram’s] pride and self-complacency repelled further and further”(216-217; ch.18). Charlotte Bronte adds words like vainly, infatuatedly, and self-complacency in a negative connotation making Mrs. Ingram’s character even worse. Jane ties this into the description so that the reader learns how the character feels. This demonstrates the influence of the author behind the characters personality. This common symbolism of appearances and names is apparent throughout this book.
Charlotte usage of symbolism is frequent throughout the book. Charlotte Bronte uses names, appearances and Jane Eyre thoughts and feelings to symbolize an aspect of their personalities. Names such as Miss Scatcherd and Mr. Brocklehurst give the feeling of a horrid person. The Invisible Hand of Influence are plentiful throughout Jane Eyre’s feelings. The description of appearance gives an impression to their personality. It teaches the reader what to think about the character, their personality, and how they should
A man walks closer to Jane and “What a face he had, now that it was almost on a level with mine! what a great nose! and what a mouth! and what large prominent teeth! ” (49; ch.4). This is a story about the struggles of Jane Eyre, in a biography called Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Appearances and names are only skin deep, but in Jane Eyre it symbolizes the quality of the people from Jane’s perspective. The description of the man is an allusion to Little Red Riding Hood describing the wolf. The man is being described in a negative connotation to let the reader know the man is not going to be a good character. Charlotte Bronte chooses character names to give an impression to their disposition, describe their appearances as …show more content…
When talking about John Reed, Jane feelings were “every nerve I… feared [John Reed], and every morsel of flesh in my bones shrank when he came near” (12; ch.1) right after describing the horrid deeds John Reed did. The author uses feelings to subtlety influence the reader and so the readers knows that John Reed is a malicious man. When in the scene where Mrs. Ingram “[attempts to flirt] did fail; vainly fancying that each shaft launched hit the mark, and infatuatedly pluming herself on success, when [Mrs. Ingram’s] pride and self-complacency repelled further and further”(216-217; ch.18). Charlotte Bronte adds words like vainly, infatuatedly, and self-complacency in a negative connotation making Mrs. Ingram’s character even worse. Jane ties this into the description so that the reader learns how the character feels. This demonstrates the influence of the author behind the characters personality. This common symbolism of appearances and names is apparent throughout this book.
Charlotte usage of symbolism is frequent throughout the book. Charlotte Bronte uses names, appearances and Jane Eyre thoughts and feelings to symbolize an aspect of their personalities. Names such as Miss Scatcherd and Mr. Brocklehurst give the feeling of a horrid person. The Invisible Hand of Influence are plentiful throughout Jane Eyre’s feelings. The description of appearance gives an impression to their personality. It teaches the reader what to think about the character, their personality, and how they should