jane Eyre

             I read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Nature constantly spoke to Jane; it reaffirmed thoughts and feelings for Jane and it also gave an insight to the reader about characters. In the book Jane Eyre I believe that nature reflects the life of Jane and the people she meets.
             As a little girl, Jane was treated harshly. Mrs. Reed cared little for Jane and this feeling was often reflected in her actions. Instead of punishing her own troublesome children, Mrs. Reed cast all punishment on Jane. One day Jane was placed in the red-room, so she curled up with a book. While slowly browsing through Bewick's History of British Birds Jane took a special note to mention "the solitary rocks and promontories" (14). The reader comprehended Miss Eyre's feeling of desolation and loneliness. Her feelings of fear were felt "What a consternation of soul was mine that dreary afternoon" (22). While being punished later, Jane looked out upon daylight to find "rain still beating continuously on the staircase window" (23). Her "habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, and forlorn depression" were deepened by such gloomy weather (23).
             Jane's horrible, doom filled days at Gateshead came to a halt when Jane was accepted into Lowood Institution. Spring fever erupted at Lowood and Jane encountered many joyful experiences. "Days of blue sky, placid sunshine, and soft western or southern gales" allowed the inhabitants to take walks and enjoy all of the flowers (89). During this wonderful spring, typhus ran rampant among half the girls, weakening them and even bringing death to an unfortunate few. Even though Jane lost friends, her spirits soared because she had found a new sense of self.
             After eight years at Lowood, Jane accepted a governess position at Thornfield Hall. "It was a fine autumn morning; the early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields; advancing o...

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