Jane Eyre Isolation Analysis
To depict Jane Eyre’s feelings of isolation in this excerpt of Jane Eyre, Bronte uses symbolism, specifically with the descriptions of landscapes. In the passage, Jane Eyre indulges herself in a book who’s words she could not ignore, despite being unable to read. That passages that stand out to her are of cold desolate places. Jane Eyre’s fascination with the imagery of lonely desolate places such as these, suggests that she feels as if she is in a cold, desolate place mentally. The connection she shares with these places also imply that she identifies with the lonesome rock and the abandoned ship as a result of exclusion within the family. Despite being illiterate, descriptions of these landscapes still hold significance to Jane Eyre, indicating