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SYMBOLISM

SYMBOLISM. Symbolism is in many thing , many place : In literature In movies and theatres In cartoons In paintings and cartoons In horoscopes … etc .

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SYMBOLISM

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  1. SYMBOLISM

  2. Symbolism is in manything,manyplace: Inliterature Inmoviesandtheatres Incartoons Inpaintingsandcartoons Inhoroscopes…etc.

  3. I wanttoexplainthatsymbolism in JaneEyrebecauseJaneEyre is thefirstbook in Englishclassicswhich I haveread in myhighschoolandmaybe I associatemyselfwithJaneEyre..

  4. THE RED ROOM • GROSS PORRIDGE • FIRE • ICE • MAD WOMAN • DRAWINGS PORTRAIT Symbolism in JaneEyre

  5. Thered-room, oncethebedroom of Jane’sUncleReed, was (we’re sure youremember) thechamber in which he died. Locked in thered-room, believingthat her uncle’sghost is manifesting, Janeexperiences a moment of extremetraumaleadingtohysteria. THE RED ROOM

  6. That’s a symbol? Yep, sure is. Therearetwoimportantmomentswhenreallynastyporridgefigures in Jane’s life. Thefirst is at Lowood, whenJanearrivesand, alongwiththeothergirls, is servedburntporridgeforbreakfast. It’ssodisgustingthatnobody can eat it, andMissTempleendsupgivingthegirls an extra meal duringthedaytomakeupfor it, whichpissesoffMr. Brocklehurst. Thesecond is duringJane’speriod of homelesswandering, when a womanand a littlegirltending a piggiveJane a bowl of cold, hard, congealedporridgethatthepigwouldn’teat. Sowhatdoes it symbolize? Well, basically, a level of humilityandsubjectionthat’sunnaturalforanyonetoattain. GROSS PORRIDGE

  7. The most important fires in Jane Eyre are Bertha’s two acts of arson: the first at the end of Book , when Bertha sets fire to Rochester’s bedclothes, and the second at the end of Book , when Jane learns that Bertha managed to burn down Thornfield by setting fire to what was once Jane’s bedroom. Bertha’s arson also symbolizes her using the power of sexuality to destroy Rochester’s home; Thornfield actually burning down is a real-world parallel to its metaphorical burning – Jane’s abandonment of Rochester after his desire for her caused him to attempt bigamy. FIRE

  8. Jane’sfascinationwithiceseemsto be theresult of her hotheadednature – sheherselfmayseemcold, but she’sactuallyincrediblyfieryandpassionate, andshegetsreallyangryaboutinjustice. As a result, she’smesmerizedbyallthingsfrozenandicy, becauseshecan’t be thatway. Her oneattempt at icybehavior – rejecting Rochester – results in her meetingSt. John, whoshows her justhowundesirable a cold-heartedapproachtotheworldreally is. Infact, St. John’slack of passionseemsalmost immoral ICE

  9. Thephrase "themadwoman in theatticThephrase, of course, refersspecificallytoBertha Mason, Rochester’ssometimewife, now an insaneprisonerlocked in theattic of his housewithGracePoolefor a nursemaid. Bertha can be lockedaway, keptsecret, andlabeled as insane, but nobody can deny her intensityorpower: she’ssexuallypotent, wickedsmart, andabsolutelyruthless. Nobody can kill her, either, becausesheseemsto be invincible – in thisnovel, of course, shechoosestocommitsuicide MAD WOMAN

  10. Janedrawsfourcrucialportraitsoverthecourse of thenovel: one of herself, one of whatsheimaginesBlancheIngramwilllooklike, one of Rochester, andone of RosamondOliver Jane’sartisticskillreminds us of her storytellingabilitiesand of thecarefulcraftingthatgoesinto her tale – perhaps a craftthat’ssometimesrathercraftyandeven a bit misleading DRAWINGS PORTRAIT

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