Charlotte Bronte employs different locations to portray that setting has an impact on the development of Jane Eyre to discover her true self. In the start, Jane struggles to discover her actual individuality as she is stuck between two different worlds of isolation and despair. However, Thornfield Hall has a significant impact on Jane. In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the portrayal of Thornfield Hall, including that of the ruins of the burnt down Thornfield described by the innkeeper, serves as the turning point for the journey of Jane due to the expression of emotion related to nature and position against conventions. Since the start of Jane Eyre’s journey, she has been between places trying to figure out her …show more content…
Rochester hurriedly trying to get married, Thornfield Hall in reality becomes the place that drives the two lovers apart. In the chapel adjacent to Thornfield, two unannounced guests arrive and avert the illegal marriage. Although Richard Mason is advised by Mr. Rochester to not say anything about the incident on the third story, he possibly could not remain silent due to the fact that his sister is being confined and not taken care of under Rochester’s supervision. As a result of the marriage not transpiring on a joyful day, Mr. Rochester decides to reveal to Jane and the other guests his secret. The ominous figure that has caused trouble at Thornfield Hall is now the cause of the failed attempt for re-marriage. Edward introduces his crazy wife Bertha Mason, who he wedded deceptively in Jamaica. While they visit the confinement of Bertha who is under the care of Grace Poole, Bertha attacks the party but is eventually “bound her to a chair” (Bronte 339) by the powerful Mr. Rochester. It is evident that anyone who is married to someone who is mad would want to suppress the news since people in England would not know about the incident in the West Indies. Regardless of the fact that Thornfield Hall is supposed to be a positive alternate for Jane from the previous locations, the estate actually transforms to separate the first love that Jane has with Rochester. The reason for Jane to not accept the plea of Mr. Rochester to be committed to him is that she …show more content…
As Jane returns to the wreckage of Thornfield Hall, her sparks of love are rekindled since she felt as if she was supernaturally called to him. The return to her previous residence “enacts the relationship between independence and love, which govern Jane’s history” (Yeazell 142). Therefore, the element of nature of fire transcends itself as being representative of the warmth and love that Jane feels towards Edward. Not only does Jane feel delighted that Mr. Rochester is alive from the collapsed hall, but also is joyful to discover that the obstacle of Bertha from Edward’s previous marriage is gone, “dramatizing the correspondence between inner and outer reality” (Yeazell 142). In regards to the structure of the novel, the fire that causes “Bertha’s death and Rochester’s maiming are not convenient twists but are metaphors for transformation within Jane” (Yeazell 142). Jane does not lose sentiment for Mr. Rochester during their separation because he was the only one who truly cared for the welfare of Jane unlike St. John River who only wanted to unlovingly marry Jane. After the absurd request to accompany St. John on his mission trip to India, Jane felt more impassioned by the adoration of Rochester and was more mature and independent in her thoughts. Since Jane discovered that she has “realized a