Double-Sided Secrets In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the secrets kept by the various characters have two sides; both negative and positive consequences for the character keeping them. First, Jane keeps her whereabouts a secret while in her secret hiding spot as a child, allowing her to relax in peace, but causes her causing her harassment with her cousin and aunt. Next, Rochester keeps the secret that he is, in fact the gypsy that mysteriously visits Thornfield Hall, giving him insight into his guest’s lives, but also resulting in Jane trust in Rochester squandering. Last, Rochester keeps the secret that he has a wife in the attic, which gives him the ability to start a relationship with Jane, but causes her to leave him. The idea …show more content…
By pretending to be the gypsy that visits Thornfield Hall, Rochester gains insight of his guests’ opinions of himself, without them knowing, helping him in determining who to be cautious of. For example, Rochester, disguised as the gypsy, misinforms Blanche, his possible wife-to-be, that Rochester does not have nearly as much money as she had previously believed, which “[makes] her look wondrously grave; the corners of her mouth [fall] half an inch” (Bronte 210). Therefore, due to Blanche’s sullen attitude upon hearing false information regarding Rochester’s money, Rochester realizes that Blanche only has an interest in his money, a very beneficial ramification of his secret. A negative consequence, however, would be Jane’s beginning skepticism of Rochester. This is a negative consequence because Jane’s excessive pondering of Rochester and his gypsy secret does not help contribute to their future relationship, it in fact, it makes her question him, as well as lose trust. Because of Rochester’s secret of him actually being the gypsy, he gains insight of his guests that aids him in discovering who top cautious of, like Blanche. However, Rochester is also brought under scrutiny and skepticism of Jane, a negative consequence of the secret he kept. Both positive and negative consequences are exemplified once more, in the case of Rochester’s secret about …show more content…
Although it may seem difficult finding a positive consequence for Rochester keeping this enormous secret, it is actually one of the most significant consequences in the novel; Jane and Rochester’s relationship. If Rochester were to decide to not keep his wife in the attic a secret, Jane would never permit herself to fall in love with Rochester, as Jane would not fall in love with a married man. This is proven when Jane leaves Rochester upon hearing this secret, making her departing a duty. “([Jane] must renounce love an idol. One drear word compromised [her] intolerable] duty- “Depart!””(Bronte 335). Hence, Jane leaving Rochester is the negative consequence to his secret; neither Jane nor Rochester wants to separate but it must be done. Overall, without Rochester’s secret of having a wife kept in the attic, he, as a positive consequence of the secret, is able to fall in love with Jane, and she with him. As a negative consequence, Jane leaves Rochester because his secret deceived her. This secret and many more, contribute to the fact that the secrets in Jane Eyre contain both positive and negative
"'The marriage can not go on: I declare the existence of an impediment'" (306). Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is the story of an orphaned girl who is sent to live at Gateshead Hall with Mrs. Reed and her three cousins, whom Jane doesn't get along with. At the age of ten, Mrs. Reed sends Jane away to Lowood Institution, an all girls' school, where she spends the next eight years of her life. At the age of eighteen, Jane leaves Lowood and accepts the position as governess at Thornfield Hall. Mr. Rochester, the owner of Thornfield Hall, and Jane fall madly in love and plan to get married, but little does Jane know, Mr. Rochester has a terrible secret that could ruin Jane's life. Throughout the novel, the theme of deceit and dishonesty results in unhappiness and suffering not only to those being lied to, but also to those people perpetuating the untruths.
In the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, secrets cause much distrust aimed at the secret holder and pain to the ones either holding or discovering the secret with examples found in secrets like those of Rochester really being the gypsy, Jane's secret reading spot, Mrs. Reed keeping the letter from Jane, and Mr. Rochester's wife in the attic. When Mr. Rochester is disguised as the gypsy and tells the ladies these mysterious fortunes, it in cases hurts some mentally, but more importantly in Jane's case it leads to distrust of Mr. Rochester. As John finds out Jane's secret reading spot he loses more trust in the so called "naughty child" and causes Jane the pain of knowing she no longer has a safe place in Gateshead. Once Jane finds out that Mrs. Reed had kept the letter from her Uncle away from her, she loses almost all of her waning trust in her. Lastly, when Jane found out that Mr. Rochester is married it is what leads Jane leave him for lack of trust, and it also pains Mr. Rochester with the loss of his beloved Jane. Lets not get ahead of ourselves though and talk in more detail about Mr. Rochester and his time as a gypsy.
Rochester’s lies are, there wouldn’t be much of a story without them. His lies set up pivotal conflicts in the story. In fact, he helps Bronte set up a plotline for the first half of the story by pursuing Jane in his strange ways. Making her jealous causes the first conflict in the story, moving the book along with the romance to keep you roped in. The second half of the story is where the major conflict starts. It causes a change of scenery, the new characters, and a new possible love conflict. Most importantly, it sets up the biggest plot twist at the end, with the fire, Bertha’s death and Mr. Rochester’s own loss of sight. Leaving Jane with difficult choices to make, which keeps the reader entertained. Without all of Mr. Rochester’s drama and lies, Jane Eyre wouldn’t be the classic love story it’s known
Jane Eyre, written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte, relates a tale of tragedy, mystery, and gothic romance. Covering the multiple issues of England in that time, Bronte writes of orphan treatment, social class, and Britain’s controversial law of prohibiting divorce in all circumstances. Orphaned at a young age and unwanted by her guardian Mrs. Reed, Jane searches for higher prospects in education at Lowood, eventually earning a position as a governess at Thornfield. Complications disrupt her life, when she becomes engaged to her employer, Mr. Rochester, and soon after discovers that he is already married to a lunatic. Leaving Thornfield, Jane finds a home with St. John and his two sisters. Eventually, she returns to her former employer, discovering Thornfield in ashes, Mrs. Rochester dead, and Mr. Rochester blind and free from wedlock. Flooded with motifs, Jane’s continual struggles between her passions and responsibility prevail as the main theme of Bronte’s entrancing narrative.
“Jane Eyre,” by Charlotte Bronte, is a story of an orphaned girl who was forced to live at Gateshead Hall with her Aunt Reed. Throughout her early appalling childhood, Mrs. Reed accused Jane of being deceitful. "I am not deceitful; If I were I would say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you (30)." The author, Charlotte Bronte, used this barbarous quote to reveal to the reader that, Jane Eyre, denies she was deceitful. Deceitful is the major theme of, “ Jane Eyre,” which results in loneliness and wretchedness to the people being lied to but also to the people persisting the untruths.
Mr. Rochester pleaded Jane for forgiveness and that they should marry and forget about Bertha Mason and leave with him to France. Jane deceived him by leaving the Thornfield hall in the middle of the night without saying farewell to Mr. Rochester in person.
ane Eyre is a story filled with many forms of abuse and bad customs. In this essay I will bring you close to these. I will point out tyrants and abusers that Jane faces throughout her life. Jane Eyre Is also filled with hypocrisy and I will expose that. The suffering that Jane endures will be discussed. The book Jane Eyre starts out very powerful. Our first meeting of Jane is at Gateshead. Jane is an orphan who is being taken care of by Mrs. Reed her aunt by marriage. There is no love for Jane here; not only that the only thing here for Jane is abuse. “Why was I always suffering, always browbeaten, always accused, forever condemned?”(Pg.11) Keep in mind that this girl is only 10 years old. She is all alone. She is on her own. “I was a discord in Gateshead Hall; I was like nobody there”(Pg.12) Within the First ten pages we learn of the harshest abuse Jane has to face in the book. The infamous “Red Room.” Jane is sent to the “Red Room” after a dispute with John. John is Mrs. Reeds favorite, but he is a little tyrant. The foul part is that Jane was injured by him and she got punished. The reason the “Red Room” seems scary is that it is the room Mr. Reed passed away in. “ And I thought Mr. Reed’s spirt, harassed by the wrongs of his sister’s child, might quit its abode.” So Jane feels that his spirit is present and her harassment of him might keep him from showing himself.” As Jane sits in the “Red Room” a shadow of some kind begins to move about the wall like a dancer. Jane starts to worry to the point that her mind becomes overwhelmed and she passes out. When she wakes up, she begs Bessie and Miss Abbot the help to let her out. They run to Mrs. Reed to tell her of Jane’s high fever. As the sunsets a new found factor of worry is thrown at Jane. It becomes evident that she may not make it through the night. Mr. Lloyd the doctor arrives to tend to Jane, and he recommends that Jane attend a school called Lowwood. Jane makes it through the night but her abuse and torments have just begun. She will soon face a monster and a tyrant far worse than that of young John known as Mr.
Jane Eyre is born into a world where she is left bereft of the love of parents, family, or friends, but instead surrounded by hateful relatives. She resolves to attend school to begin her quest for independence. This theme is seen through Jane’s behavior when she renounces her relation to her aunt Mrs. Reed, ignoring the nurse’s orders and leaving her room to see Helen again, and when she acquires the courage to speak her opinion to Mr. Rochester.
Everyone has secrets and in the novel Jane Eyre by, Charlotte Bronte we see how
When trying to understand the meaning in the novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, it is imperative to understand the underlying characteristics of Jane Eyre. Her characteristics are introduced early on in the novel at her Aunt Reed's house, and continues to grow and solidify through her interactions and relationships with those around her. These instances help depict Jane as a person who despises injustice, content, and reasonable.
In conclusion, Jane Eyre’s painstaking journey to find a sense of acceptance, affection, and family was finally completed, attaining the things she yearned. She eventually discovered everything she was searching for through Mr. Rochester, forgetting her agonizing past and looking to what was ahead. As Jane looked for many different alternatives to make her feel as if she was complete, she found that Mr. Rochester was the only one who could make her feel
The novel, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, has a plot that is filled with an extraordinary amount of problems. Or so it seems as you are reading it. However, it comes to your attention after you have finished it, that there is a common thread running throughout the book. There are many little difficulties that the main character, the indomitable Jane Eyre, must deal with, but once you reach the end of the book you begin to realize that all of Jane's problems are based around one thing. Jane searches throughout the book for love and acceptance, and is forced to endure many hardships before finding them. First, she must cope with the betrayal of the people who are supposed to be her family - her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her children, Eliza, Georgiana, and John. Then there is the issue of Jane's time at Lowood School, and how Jane goes out on her own after her best friend leaves. She takes a position at Thornfield Hall as a tutor, and makes some new friendships and even a romance. Yet her newfound happiness is taken away from her and she once again must start over. Then finally, after enduring so much, during the course of the book, Jane finally finds a true family and love, in rather unexpected places.
Jane Eyre is a classic English novel which follows the development of a young woman in the mid 1800's. Jane grows to be a smart, self supporting, independent woman. This becomes a struggle for her as she was brought up to live in the lower-class. Throughout this novel, Jane tries to show that class and gender should not affect personality. This novel explains Jane’s struggle against societal expectations of class and of gender.
Rochester is his troubled past this ties in closely with his character where it shows a great deal of his personality is affected by it greatly in the plot line. He shows his hesitation in trusting another completely after his brother took the entire heir from his father, and left him with barely anything unless he married a rich trader’s daughter and got thirty thousand pounds. The marriage he is tricked into is another reason for his distrust of others where he was introduced to a wealthy trader’s daughter and let think that she was fine and sane where in reality she was crazy and had completely lost her mind attacking many who visited her. Through all this deception it is how it affects Mr. Rochester in his future relations with Jane, Adele, and Mrs. Fairfax. It also gives him more time for his character to develop through the story, and let him have a very more complex character that is easier to sympathize for his
Women, in all classes, were still living in a world which was misogynistic and male-dominated. Their purpose in life was to produce male heirs and maintain the home by hiring and overseeing servants. It was also taboo for one to marry significantly below one’s social class. This is one reason that Jane is not a conventional heroine for the society of her time. Although, as a governess, she is not considered to be as low as a housemaid, she is still part of the hired help in the house. This is why it is unconventional for her and Mr Rochester to be in a relationship. Yet this is not as peculiar as how Jane Eyre ends their relationship due to her sense of betrayal. It would have been considered extremely foolish for a working-woman’s sense of betrayal to end and turn down a man of great wealth.