Jane Eyre Chpt 9
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- Jane Eyre chpt 9
- “But the privations, or rather the hardships, of Lowood lessened. Spring drew on - she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; it snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated"
- Personifies the weather out of respect and admiration for Helen
- Weather reflects Jane’s situation and had a major impact on her
- “April advanced to May - a bright serene May it was; days of blue sky, placid sunshine, and soft western or southern gales filled up its duration” pg 91
- Outside described as beautiful
- Paradox to the inside of Lowood
- “The forest ell, where Lowood lay, was the cradle of fog and fog-bred pestilence; which quickening with the quickening spring, crept into the Orphan Asylum, breathed typhus through its crowded schoolroom and dormitory “ pg 91
- Power of the weather
- Outside described as beautiful
- “While disease had thus become an inhabitant of Lowood, and death its frequent visitor; while there was gloom and fear within its walls” pg 92
- Personification of death
- “True reader” pg 93
- Direct address bond with the reader emphasises what Helen means to Jane
- Pg 96 shows child Jane as naive as she is unaware Helen is dying
- “I was asleep, and Helen was - dead” pg 98
- Bronte trying to get a reaction from the reader
- “fore fifteen after her death it was only covered by a grassy mound; but now a gray marble tablet marks the spot, inscribed with her name, and the word ‘Resurgam’ pg 98
- Resurgam - I shall rise again Jane put the marble tablet there
- Helen is Janes alter ego
- Burns = Fire and Passion
- “But the privations, or rather the hardships, of Lowood lessened. Spring drew on - she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; it snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated"
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