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Charlotte Bronte uses a great deal of symbolic imagery to express various themes throughout the novel. The most interesting type of imagery is her use of fire and ice, which is used to develop the characters of the novel and show the struggle the character of Jane Eyre, goes through.
The use of water and fire imagery is very much related to the mood of the main characters, Jane, Rochester and partly St. ... It is also used to show Jane in a position between the two men. However, the characteristics attributed to both fire and water, have positive and negative meanings. One example of this is near the beginning of the novel when a reference is made to the devastating effects of water, "ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly", and "death-white realm", and fire is represented as a "terrible red glare". Later on in the novel however, fire is represented as being comforting in Miss Temples room, and Rochester is saved by water during the first fire.
The literal links with fire and water become even more symbolic as the novel develops. The fire, water, and ice imagery becomes a representation of the emotions of the characters.
Approximate Word count = 953
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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