Ok, Here we go.
The simplictity and plainness of Jane Eyre through out the book also present Jane's wanting and willingness to find passion. She has burning desire for it. In the novel Jane's most passionate scenes always seem to be when fire is present.
-Red Room
-the absence of fire in Lowewood
-saving Rochesters life
-Bertha
-Rochesters injuries
-etc
Jane constantly has a passion and a want for Rochester from the moment they get to know each other. It is the perfect amount of passion, but when the wedding is canceled and she finds out about Bertha she is overwhelmed she runs away but continues to pray for Rochester and wants a passionate relationship with him, but being away from Thornfield it is hard to keep her burning passion until she finally hears his voice from a distance and is compelled to leave St John and go to Thornfield, her burning desire and passion for love leads her through out the book and on to different pathways.
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Kira,
ReplyDeleteWow. This is terrific. Few of the posts I've encountered contain such a useful 'map' for an approach to this novel. Yours does. Fire/Ice/Passion/Coldness--you need to go back through the novel (as you've already begun to) and track down all the references you can to fire. Then USE these to develop the argument that you hint at here: that perhaps Bronte is saying that we NEED passion in our lives, but too much will burn us up. This has the makings of a very fun and engaging analysis. I look forward to reading your first draft!