Jane Eyre The Red Room Quotes

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Continuously, after the incident with John reed, Mrs Reed sends Jane to the red room. The Red room is where Jane’s uncle Mr Reed had died and Mrs Reed had sent Jane to this dreadful room. The quotes “Red curtains, red carpet” and “There was a bed supported by massive pillars” conveys that it is the largest and most magnificent room in the house, decorated entirely in red. The connotation behind red is danger, fear, and anxiety as well as anger. The red-room can also be viewed as the symbol of the obstacle that Jane must overcome in her struggle to find freedom, happiness and identity. Every time Jane suffers in the future her mind will rebuild the experience of imprisonment in the red-room. This creates tension in the reader and makes them…show more content…
Also, Mr. Brocklehurst demonstrates the extent of his cruelty by tormenting Jane with false accusations in front of her school peers. Although Mr. Brocklehurst is eventually removed from his position at Lowood, he remains one of the worst obstacles that the child Jane must overcome in order to continue her quest for independence. Furthermore, in the novel he is clearly shown to be an associate of Mrs Reed. This already gives the reader a strong indication that he is not a pleasant man meaning he is the antagonist in the story, because we already know enough of Mrs Reed's character to assume that anyone she admires will not be a particularly 'nice'

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