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Jane Eyre (pg. ... 188-189)
The Red Rooms
Throughout the novel, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte explores Jane’s sense of imprisonment, physically, financially, and socially. The red room described in Chapter 4 symbolizes this constant feeling of captivity Jane feels throughout her life, until she is able to free herself. Analogous to the red room in Jane Eyre, is the room described by Jean Rhys in part 3 of Wide Sargasso Sea. ... Bronte and Rhys’s use of imagery and diction allows the reader to see the correlations between the characters of Jane and Bertha and the red rooms of both novels. ... ” This room represents Jane’s soul; it is chill because she has no passion to feed the fire of life. The life that Jane has known is the life of an orphan girl, shunned by her only relatives. Her soul is both silent and solemn because living as a servant in a mansion Jane was ignored. People of the upper class did not wish to associate with those of Jane’s low class. ... The only reason Jane was adopted was because Mr. Reed had requested that Jane be a part of his family. In the room, Jane sees her reflection in the looking glass. ... The low ottoman, where Jane is commanded to sit, represents Jane’s stature in society. ... Jane’s soul is trapped within her, and she must find a way to liberate herself from this jail. When Jane discovers her family, by blood and by marriage, she is finally able to gain freedom and independence, socially, financially, and mentally.
Approximate Word count = 1278
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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