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Essay / Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: An Imaginative Journey
An “imaginative journey takes us from reality and transfers us into an unreal existence that not only entertains us, but helps us learn more about the world in which we live » This statement can be used to emphasize the imaginative journey that Charlotte Brontë explores in the novel Jane Eyre. The imaginative journey that Bronte takes readers on is explored through her musings on the concepts of the supernatural, religion, and passion. Through the Gothic genre, Bronte is seen “exploring the imaginative journey” in the novel Jane Eyre. Emotional language '…. I longed for a power of vision that could surpass this limit” reflects the supernatural aspect of the novel; it also highlights Jane's desire to gain this supernatural power to see what cannot be seen. Bronte also explores the imaginative journey through young Jane's imagination who could be described as "...couldn't pass for white." This comparison conveys to readers that Jane has a strong imagination and is able to become absorbed in anything. Young Jane's imagination is reflected in her extreme description of the Red Room. The use of color language such as "red, mahogany, pink, rose" is significant in that it symbolizes blood and death, emphasizing Jane's vast imagination as a young child. She is also seen using an exaggerated pathos fallacy, "...the rain keeps beating...the wind howls in the grove behind the hall", which depicts Jane's fear of being in the Red Room. From Jane's reflection in the Red Room, readers can see Jane's fear of reality that restricts her. This can be further emphasized through the character of Bertha. '…. What creature was it that, masked under the face and form of an ordinary woman, uttered the voice, sometimes of a mocking demon, and immediately in the middle of a paper ......sent like a bird with both wings broken,” this highlights Bronte’s idea to show Jane’s passion towards Rochester. Bronte uses the pun "...sense would resist delirium: judgment would warm passion", which highlights Jane trying to repress her own passion, which highlights Bronte's notion of exploring the imaginative journey to through passion in the novel. Bronte uses the contrast of autumn “…the muted autumnal delicacy of their reconciliation at Fern Dean, between laughter and tears” to emphasize the reunion of Jane and Rochester. Imaginative travel is also a passion for exploring throughout Rochester. “Imagination will often transport us to worlds that never existed. But without it, we're going nowhere. In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë explores ideas of the supernatural, religion and passion through the imaginative journey depicted through the character of the novel Jane Eyre..