Among the many patterns that may be recognized in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, one that seemed to stand out the most. The reoccurring pattern of the weather is usually seen throughout most of the novel as gray, cold, or rainy. As referenced on the very first page of the book, " the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so somber, and rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question" (Bronte 90). Another instance of rain is seen right before the second chapter ends, "I heard the rain still beating continuously on the staircase window" (Bronte 17). Even after Jane leaves Gateshead and is in the school for orphaned girls, the weather is seen as cold and rainy. "if you recollect, and when it did not snow, it rained and blew" (Bronte 89), I pictured the rainy, cold, gray weather as a way of showing the tone of Jane. For most of the novel, Jane is seen as not being happy with her life. She is either saddened by it or is angry for the most part. Toward the end of the novel, the weather cleared up. This was another way of showing Jane's tone. She was now married to Rochester, and because he now had a vision disability, Jane was able to see clearly and use her own vision in his place, as seen through the passage, "never did I weary of gazing for his behalf, and of putting into words the effect of field, tree, town, river, cloud, sunbeam" (Bronte 401). Another pattern that I'd seem to recognize is the fact that red is used throughout the novel. The use of this symbol is used as a literary tool to show the reader the emotions and passion within the characters and novel. For example, " The red room was a spare chamber, very seldom slept in hung with curtains of deep red damask the carpet was red, the table at the foot of the bed was covered with crimson cloth" (Bronte 11). The vacant, red room in which Jane was sent away after a quarrel with ...
