In this essay, I am going to compare and contrast the red room scene from the novel Jane Eyre, to the video adaptation of that of the section of the book. The novel Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte which was recognized as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. It tells the story of Jane being orphaned into the household of her evil Aunt Reed at Gateshead, she then was sent to a cruel Lowood charity school. She then continues years later to take the position of governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets and falls in love with Mr Rochester. The video portrays the same view of the story just missing a few minor details.
             A scene that is shown clealy in both the novel and video, is the red room scene. Jane has a fight with John Reed (her cruel cousin) for this her aunt Mrs Reed throws her in the bedroom literally. The red room is a spare chamber were her uncle Mr Reed had passed away. It was one of the largest and staeliest chamber in the mansion. Mr Reed made Mrs Reed promise to him that she would bring Jane up as one of her own and love and care for her. Sadly Mrs Reed does the opposite. This room is dark and very imtimidating and imposing for a girl of only ten years old. It ia a very dark and big room with the bed supported by massive pillars in the middle were her uncle passed away, it also has a large portrait of her dead uncle, hanging on the wall. The room is generally filled with old antique furniture.
             In the novel the red room scene takes place in chapter two, over pages 21 to 24. The novel describes the chamber as 'very seldom slept in' and the walls a spft fawn colour, with a blush of pink. The room was 'chill, because it seldom had a fire, it was silent, the house maid alone came to the room on Saturdays to wipe away a weeks seldom dust'. The novel tells us that the room could be haunted it quotes 'it was in this chamber Mr Reed breathed his last, since that day, a sense of dreary consecration had guar...