1. Hannah Akers Overview of the Themes and Symbolism in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre Owens December 5, 2010

2. Themes and Symbolism in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

4. The event smbolizesJane’s emotional and physical imprisonment throughout the novel such as:

5. Social isolation

6. Being financially trapped

7. Longing for love

8. She never fully escapes the red room until she marries her true love RochesterThe Red Room

10. Jane would do anything to be loved

12. She deeply longs for Rochester while they are apart

13. Eventually returns to him, her true love, to find he is blind

15. The relationship has a hole in it due to their separation.

16. Their love brought them back together similar to the roots that are keeping the tree togetherSplintered Tree

18. Bertha tears up the bridal veil, and it is her existence that stops Jane and Rochester’s wedding from occurring.

19. When Thornfield comes to represent a state of defeat for Jane, Bertha burns it to the ground.