Fire and Water Imagery in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Image of fire and water at Jane Eyre In Jane Eyre, the use of water and fire images is closely related to the character and mood of the hero (ie, Jane and Rochester, and to some extent St. John River). It is an intermediate position between the two. However, it should also be noted that the characteristics due to fire and water have alternating positive and negative effects - by giving examples near the beginning of the novel, the catastrophic effect of water ("it will rain constantly Desperately wiped out "," Death - Whitefield "[ie

The use of elemental images in Jane Eyre, as literal or as figurative, has been made clear throughout the novel and is one of the main styles of Charlotte Bronte. The opposite between the two elements of fire and water highlights that the role needs to find a balance between the two. Fire can represent passion and warmth, but it can also burn. Although water can be said to be cold and comfortable, it can be cooled. As Charlotte Bronte uses the basic image at her book Jane Eyre, the reader can better understand the emotions and reflections of Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester, St. John Rivers, and Bertha Mason.

The story of Jane Eyre reflects the life of Charlotte Bronte as being autobiographical. For example, like Jane Eyre, parents of Charlotte Bronte died and she was sent to her aunt to take care of her. She was treated seriously when she was at my aunt's house. Jane Eyre is full of erotic tension, passion, satire; three features that distinguish Jane Eyre from other Victorian books. In addition, Jane Eyre wrote about children's point of view, but at that time it did not appear to any book.

In Jane Eyre of Charlotte Bronte, the fire and the regular use of many metaphors express two things that can not be expressed publicly in the Victorian era, passion and sexuality. (Sng) Bronte's writing depends on her social ethics, but her idea is not. But Bronte knows that if you want to directly write these two things, her books may be rejected. Therefore, Bronte created Jane. Passion is one of the most important themes in the novel. Passion has focused on self-discipline, feminism, and Berta's madness using the image of the flame. By using the image of the flame, the reader can understand the contradiction of Victorian women who want to meet enthusiastic needs while maintaining self-discipline. (Sng) In the novel, Jane keeps these feelings and passion deeply in my heart, I do not want to give in to the flames in her. (KOH)