Jane Eyre Individuality
In the book Jane Eyre by Bronte, Jane is in a state of confusion when she is locked in the room alone with Mr. Mason. She has been categorized in the social class of a woman who would never find herself in the position that she is in. Normally the society that she lives in would not allow a governess to be locked in a room alone with a strange man whom she does not know. Janes internal conflict between her conformity to her social status and her individuality contributes to the meaning of the book. Throughout the book Jane is fighting internal conflicts. This starts when she is a child that is treated so badly by her aunt and cousins. She was made to believe that her place in society was to be a woman whose opinion didn’t matter, and nothing
more. Jane finds herself in a predicament when she is told to take care of Mr. Mason. Mr. Rochester orders her to do things she is uncomfortable with. Such things that would not be acceptable in their society. He orders her to care for this strange man which she does not know, and locks them alone in a room. Jane doesn’t know whether she should sit there and care for the man like she is ordered to do, or if she should go ask somebody what the heck is going on. She tries to reason with herself when she says, “ I must keep my post, however. I must watch this ghastly countenance…”(207). Jane is fighting the urge to do what she wants to do, which is to get out of there and find out what is going on. But, she knows she will be in big trouble if she disobeys the orders of Mr. Rochester. The diction Bronte uses in this section of the book creates an atmosphere of suspense for the reader. The book contains many gothic elements which really add to this. This is shown when Jane is sitting all alone in the room with a man she doesn’t know and she hears a “momentary renewal of the snarling, canine noise, and a deep human groan”(207). This imagery puts the reader in Jane’s shoes and makes us scared for her. The reader keeps expecting something bad to happen to Jane. She gets so scared that she thinks, “ my own thoughts began to worry me… What creature was it, that, masked in an ordinary womans face and shape, uttered the voice, now of a mocking demon…”(207). As Jane is sitting there alone in the room her mind starts to get the best of her. She starts imagining what it is that is terrorizing the house and causing all of this horror which creates a very vivid picture for the reader.
more. Jane finds herself in a predicament when she is told to take care of Mr. Mason. Mr. Rochester orders her to do things she is uncomfortable with. Such things that would not be acceptable in their society. He orders her to care for this strange man which she does not know, and locks them alone in a room. Jane doesn’t know whether she should sit there and care for the man like she is ordered to do, or if she should go ask somebody what the heck is going on. She tries to reason with herself when she says, “ I must keep my post, however. I must watch this ghastly countenance…”(207). Jane is fighting the urge to do what she wants to do, which is to get out of there and find out what is going on. But, she knows she will be in big trouble if she disobeys the orders of Mr. Rochester. The diction Bronte uses in this section of the book creates an atmosphere of suspense for the reader. The book contains many gothic elements which really add to this. This is shown when Jane is sitting all alone in the room with a man she doesn’t know and she hears a “momentary renewal of the snarling, canine noise, and a deep human groan”(207). This imagery puts the reader in Jane’s shoes and makes us scared for her. The reader keeps expecting something bad to happen to Jane. She gets so scared that she thinks, “ my own thoughts began to worry me… What creature was it, that, masked in an ordinary womans face and shape, uttered the voice, now of a mocking demon…”(207). As Jane is sitting there alone in the room her mind starts to get the best of her. She starts imagining what it is that is terrorizing the house and causing all of this horror which creates a very vivid picture for the reader.