One instance is when Jane is locked in the Red Room. While Jane is still living with the Reed family, John Reed throws a book at her face, which angers Jane and insults and bashes on John. Because of this, Jane is forced to be locked into a room where her uncle had died before. The room is called "The Red Room." The color red also has a lot to do with passion as well, and is only fitting that this room is used for punishment for being to passionate.
Another instance that occurs is the character of Bertha, who is Rochester's crazed wife who is locked up in the third story attic in Thornfield. Bertha represents everything that is passionate, with her crazed ways and her not caring personality. On the other hand, Jane represents how to control your ways and have reason in life.
I am looking forward to writing about this topic in the near future.
Your idea is good but all you explain is passion, explain how reason comes into play in the novel. Good stuff and i enjoy reader what you have to say :)
ReplyDeleteDoes Jane represent reason though? I feel as though you could make a stronger argument for Helen being reason and Jane being passion. Look into the scene on pages 69 and 70 where Jane insists she must strike back against her adversaries and Helen says "love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you."
ReplyDeleteGood post, Wilder; and now that you've finished the novel, you may find that St. John (along with Helen, whom Sara is right to mention) could serve as your stand in for Reason in your examination of what balance Bronte is seeking between it and Passion.
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