In Jane Eyre, Jane seems to dream quite a lot to escape the realities of her life. Following Bessie’s dream about a child, Bessie’s superstition reveals that her sister had died the following day. Jane also dreams about children. Later Jane dreams of holding a child, whom she doesn’t recognize, and running towards Rochester. The following part of that dream is of Jane and the child wandering around a destroyed Thornfield estate. Jane wakes up later to see Bertha Mason in her room. Jane’s dreams foreshadow events that eventually impact Jane’s life. For example, Rochester and the unknown child represent the barrier between Jane and Rochester (Bertha Mason). Also, Jane’s dream about Thornfield foreshadows the estate’s destruction at the hands of Bertha Mason. It seems like Jane’s “dreams” are really nightmares that have some truth to them, although not all her dreams are bad. Merlin
Jane seems to use her dreams as blockades to remove her from the pain with her struggles and conflicts. Also to remind herself of her morals like in Jane's dreams the destruction of Thornfield. She wanders around the ruined estate, clutching the child because she "might not lay it down anywhere, however tired were my arms however much its weight impeded my progress" As she struggles to climb a wall to get a better view of Rochester, the child clings to her neck, nearly strangling her. When she reaches the summit of the wall, she glimpses Rochester as a vanishing speck. The wall crumbles and she and they baby fall away as she wakes. This reminds her of her morals in God and how it reveals that she shouldn't marry Rochester because he is married to another woman.
In Jane Eyre, Jane seems to dream quite a lot to escape the realities of her life. Following Bessie’s dream about a child, Bessie’s superstition reveals that her sister had died the following day. Jane also dreams about children. Later Jane dreams of holding a child, whom she doesn’t recognize, and running towards Rochester. The following part of that dream is of Jane and the child wandering around a destroyed Thornfield estate. Jane wakes up later to see Bertha Mason in her room. Jane’s dreams foreshadow events that eventually impact Jane’s life. For example, Rochester and the unknown child represent the barrier between Jane and Rochester (Bertha Mason). Also, Jane’s dream about Thornfield foreshadows the estate’s destruction at the hands of Bertha Mason. It seems like Jane’s “dreams” are really nightmares that have some truth to them, although not all her dreams are bad.
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ReplyDeleteJane seems to use her dreams as blockades to remove her from the pain with her struggles and conflicts. Also to remind herself of her morals like in Jane's dreams the destruction of Thornfield. She wanders around the ruined estate, clutching the child because she "might not lay it down anywhere, however tired were my arms however much its weight impeded my progress" As she struggles to climb a wall to get a better view of Rochester, the child clings to her neck, nearly strangling her. When she reaches the summit of the wall, she glimpses Rochester as a vanishing speck. The wall crumbles and she and they baby fall away as she wakes. This reminds her of her morals in God and how it reveals that she shouldn't marry Rochester because he is married to another woman.
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