Art As An Insight Into Jane Eyre's Life
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It is said that art is like a mirror to the soul, a way to see what
the artist is feeling deep down in their heart. It is as if their most
personal thoughts and ideas are reflected in their work, either consciously
or unconsciously. Charlotte Brontë utilizes this fact in her imagery and
portrai ....
Middle of paper
.... of the story is an
isolated creature, devoid of loving and nurturing contact and shunned by
humanity. Two excerpts from her stay at Gateshead illustrate this fact,
her reading of Bewick's “History of British Birds,” and her punishment for
striking Master John, the stay in the red room of Gateshead. In the
opening scene, Jane is found perusing a copy of Bewick's “History of
British Birds,” concentrating on the descriptions of the certain landscapes
in which some of the birds live. He ....
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