Hidden Depths Of Passion In Jane Eyre

Jane is a spirited woman, and her emotions give her a strength of character that is unusual for a female heroine of this period. Rather than being nervous and oversensitive, Jane expresses her feelings through anger. The first example of this occurs at one of the pivotal moments of her life, when John Reed hits

Madness as theme in literature has been exploited and most times to connect work that deals with subjects of madness it never seems to be what it is in the real life. Madness is a synonym of wisdom and true cognition of the world as well as one’s own self. Charlotte Bronte in Jane Eyre used madness as theme. In Jane Eyre madness is observed when Jane was stuck in the Red Room, as she started thinking about possible ways to escape , that’s where she comes with way of doing that by running away or refusing to eat , she knew this way she will either gain people’s attention or let herself die , eventually she escapes through madness not flight or starvation, she was terrified because she was locked in the mysterious room and there is Bertha who represent invisible nature of Jane which became visible in the Red Room incident . Bertha in Jane Eyre is known as Mr Rochester’s lunatic wife , the relationship among Jane Eyre, Bertha and Rochester is not only male-female relationships in the western world but also show the relationship between the British empire and its colonies as there are similarities between ‘ hiring a mistress’ and ‘ buying a slave’. Hiring a mistress is defined

Helen’s life was influential to Jane’s life because she taught her so much, but Helen’s death was more important, because it burdened Jane with carrying on Helen’s legacy. Helen was the first person Jane has cared for in a positive way. She idolizes Helen, arguably as a mother or sister figure, and her death leaves an emptiness in Jane’s life. Although she never announces that she will carry the lessons Helen taught her, Jane’s actions demonstrate the importance and the hold that these lessons have on her life. Most notably, before her death from consumption, Helen tells Jane to study the New Testament and follow Jesus’s notion to “Love your enemies” (Bronte #). When Jane is summoned back to Gateshead, where her aunt is dying, she displays this doctrine in its fullest. Mrs. Reed was one of Jane’s most antagonizing enemies. She banishes Jane to the “red room” and says she may not be let out until Mrs. Reed came to get her herself. When Jane cries out in terror of seeing a ghost, Mrs. Reed “thrust [her] back and locked [her] in”

Through a close reading of the selected passage of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, a reader can see that Jane attempts to separate herself from her decisions by personifying her emotions and giving them a specific voice, which strongly reflects the societal views of the time. At this point in the story, Jane has discovered, on her wedding day, that Mr. Rochester is still married to a woman named Bertha, and that woman still lives in his house. Distraught, Jane locks herself in her room and tries to decide what she should do. When she wakes up the next day, she is again confronted with what she needs to do in the wake of her discovery.

How can a girl, who started out with nothing, blossom into a well educated, generous, blissful woman? Well, in Jane Eyre, the main character overcomes all obstacles thrown at her and makes a great life for herself. From a miserable, orphaned young girl to a happily married, well educated woman, Jane Eyre transforms immensely throughout the novel. Through her many experiences in essential locations, she grows significantly at Gateshead, Lowood School, Thornfield, Marsh End, and Ferndean.

     Blanche Ingram is the most important woman, other than Jane Eyre, in the novel. Arguably, she is the most important antagonist in this book. It is difficult to fathom how an absolutely horrid, conceited, venal, apathetic creature could be so vital to the book; but take her away, the motivation, conflict, and character itself crumbles.

I shall remember how you trust me back-roughly and violently-into the red room, and locked me up there, to my dying day; though I was in agony…” (pg 42) In this quote, Jane exhibits angry and passionate emotions towards her aunt, Mrs. Reed, she exclaims that she cannot live without “love and kindness” and that her aunt has no “pity”. This quote exhibits the most hatred that Jane has felt throughout this whole novel and shows her need for powerful emotions, such as love. Both of these quotes give an accurate representation of how Jane’s emotions resemble

Her husband John, a physician, has placed her in the highest room in the house to give her “all the air (she) could get”. Despite the multiple requests to switch to a different room, Jane is made to stay in a place that makes her extremely uncomfortable, showing she doesn’t even have control of where she spends her time. Though John is very “careful and loving” he still oppresses Jane and makes himself the authority on the subject of her own mental state. As a result of being treated as if she is extremely fragile, Jane represses all thoughts and actions that aren’t in accordance with the way she is “supposed” to act. With the lack of control

Jane Eyre: Pivotal Moment in Her Life The most important ______ of society during the Victorian Era was that of the social class. The more money one had, the more one was reverenced and favored upon by “higher circles”. In the people’s eyes, money was power. This is shown in the classic novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, which addresses the life and development of the main character.

Additionally, it is noted that the chamber was the final resting place of Mr. Reed and the dismissal of Jane’s claim could further suggest her inferiority within the environment hostile to her. The once heavy tone cascades into one of a fast paced nature as Jane’s ‘heart beat thick’ whilst left feeling ‘suffocated’ and as result, leads to a break out attempt. This could be seen as representative of Jane’s first attempt to free herself not only from a hostile environment, but also from the societal constraints faced as a result of her status as a female orphan. Additionally, it is Jane’s status as an orphan which leads to her being treated with great distrust, common within the Victorian era as orphans faced an uncertain future with minimal prospects. As Trujillo states ‘when the event is over, Jane emerges changed; she cannot find joy… her spirited soul appears beaten.’

Jane would not like to be poor as poverty is looked down upon and equivalent to being an immoral and degraded human being. For Jane to be a respectable woman in society she must remain with the Reeds. John acknowledges Jane’s dependency: “You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, momma says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg and not to live here with gentleman's children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at out mamma’s expense (14).” Jane is continuously reminded of her inferior position at Gateshead and powerless dependency to people that do not even love her. At this early age Jane has already been integrated into Victorian society as negative notions about the poor have been internalized. Born the daughter of a poor clergyman, Jane is believed to be of lesser value than the Reeds; however, she has passionate tendencies and is unable to control her emotions when necessary.When being abused by John and accusing him of being “like a murderer” (14) she is described as being a “picture of passion (15).” Jane must learn to temper her “fire” because untamed emotions have consequences. Her consequence comes when she is imprisoned in the red room, a visual representation of the intense emotions that have manifested in

Jane recalls “he ran headlong at me: I felt him grasp my hair and shoulder: he had closed with a desperate thing. I really saw in him a tyrant: a murderer. I felt a drop or two of blood from my head trickle down my neck” (640). Despite Jane’s perceived rightness of rebellion her actions are swiftly punished, and the nature of her punishment is incredibly significant. The red room in which she is locked is highly symbolic; in Sandra M Gilbert’s article “Plain Jane’s Progress” she refers to it as “a kind of patriarchal death chamber” (782) as Jane’s Uncle Reed passed away there.

In fact, Jane becomes even more enraged after Bessie releases her from the red room and tries to calm her down. She tells Bessie that trying to calm her down is as if “she [Bessie] might as well have said to the fire, ‘don’t burn!’” (34). Her passion makes her brave enough to stand up to Ms. Reed herself and tell her that she is “bad, hard-hearted and deceitful!” (59).

A constant theme throughout Jane Eyre is the search for love. Although this could be shown through many of the novel's key characters, it can most readily be shown in the experiences of Jane Eyre herself. The novel begins with her searching for love and it finally ends with her finding it, for good, in Mr. Rochester.

Parallel to many of the great feministic novels throughout literary history, Jane Eyre is a story about the quest for authentic love. However, Jane Eyre is unique and separate from other romantic pieces, in that it is also about a woman searching for a sense of self-worth through achieving a degree of independence. Orphaned and dismissed at an early age, Jane was born into a modest lifestyle that was characterized by a form of oppressive servitude of which she had no autonomy. She was busy spending much of her adolescent years locked in chains, both imaginary and real, as well as catering to the needs of her peers. Jane was never being able to enjoy the pleasures and joys that an ordinary and independent child values. Jane struggles