Emotions In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Music has been and always will be a way for a person to release their thoughts and emotions into the world. It keeps the hope alive that someone will hear their lyrics and understand, and make their listener feel less alone. Music is an indefinable force. A force that inspires action, creates unity, and allows a person to face their emotions just like how the musician confronted theirs. Like many others, Jane Eyre braves her emotions through different music styles that parallel her emotions and raises her to action. After living at Lowood for eight years, Jane Eyre became content with her life with the help of Miss Temple her “mother, governess, and…companion” (Charlotte Bronte 100). Her lack of affection as a child made Jane seek praise,
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One of the strangers, St John Rivers, a parson has a commanding presence that “acquired a certain influence over me that took away my liberty of mind” (Charlotte Bronte 459). St John manipulated Jane’s need for acceptance into someone who would obey his commands. For example, St John told Jane “to give up German and learn Hindostanee” (458) in order for him to test his control over Jane while telling Jane he wanted a partner to better his Hindostanee. This illustrates why the third song on Jane’s playlist would be Nevermind Me by Maria Mena. Mena’s lyrics “Nevermind me, nevermind me / I’ll just cast shadows on your wall” (Nevermind me 7-8) describe Jane’s feelings of inadequacy by saying she is a waste of space. However, when St John attempts to beguile Jane into marrying him by stating “You shall be mine: I claim you – not for my pleasure, but for my Sovereign’s service” (Bronte 464), she does not succumb to his desires. Instead she chooses to resist, and she keeps resisting because he continuously pressures her. Jane confesses that “To have yielded then would have been an error of principle; to have yielded now would have been an error of judgment” (482) therefore cementing her opinions on taking St John for a husband. This is paralleled by the words “What is the game we’re playing? / Should I stick around for more?” (Nevermind Me 1-2) which Jane would be feeling toward St John and thus motivating Jane to leave St John and reconnect with
One of the strangers, St John Rivers, a parson has a commanding presence that “acquired a certain influence over me that took away my liberty of mind” (Charlotte Bronte 459). St John manipulated Jane’s need for acceptance into someone who would obey his commands. For example, St John told Jane “to give up German and learn Hindostanee” (458) in order for him to test his control over Jane while telling Jane he wanted a partner to better his Hindostanee. This illustrates why the third song on Jane’s playlist would be Nevermind Me by Maria Mena. Mena’s lyrics “Nevermind me, nevermind me / I’ll just cast shadows on your wall” (Nevermind me 7-8) describe Jane’s feelings of inadequacy by saying she is a waste of space. However, when St John attempts to beguile Jane into marrying him by stating “You shall be mine: I claim you – not for my pleasure, but for my Sovereign’s service” (Bronte 464), she does not succumb to his desires. Instead she chooses to resist, and she keeps resisting because he continuously pressures her. Jane confesses that “To have yielded then would have been an error of principle; to have yielded now would have been an error of judgment” (482) therefore cementing her opinions on taking St John for a husband. This is paralleled by the words “What is the game we’re playing? / Should I stick around for more?” (Nevermind Me 1-2) which Jane would be feeling toward St John and thus motivating Jane to leave St John and reconnect with