The Nature of Jane Eyre

Kyle Gilbert December 11, 2001 English AP 4 NATURE???????????? Discerning the true qualities of a character in literature proves difficult in many cases. To ensure total comprehension of the aspects of a character, authors often utilize imagery to parallel the personality of their characters. “As we have seen, the literal is historically associated with nature” (Homans 114). Charlotte Bronte is one such author who employs “patterns of her imagery” to enhance interpretation (Gilbert and Gubar 64). Imagery, specifically in the …

…some more powerful symbol of the vast and slumbering passions in human nature than words or actions can convey” (Woolf 457). An insight into the emotion of Jane Eyre is extensively provided through imagery, specifically nature. Jane Eyre is thoroughly endowed with the dualism of nature and emotion, which carries “ on the emotion and lights up the meaning of the book”, and ensures the total comprehension of the personality of the main character, Jane Eyre (Woolf 457).