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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i INTRODUCTION 1 DISCUSSION 2 I THE USE OF DESCRIPTIVE WRITING STYLE 2 1 1 Gothic novel style is used to develop the plots 2 1 2 The use of imagination in the setti. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i INTRODUCTION 1 DISCUSSION 2 I. THE USE OF DESCRIPTIVE WRITING STYLE 2 1.1. Gothic novel style is used to develop the plots 2 1.2. The use of imagination in the setting 4 II. THE USE OF NARRATIVE WRITING STYLE 5 2.1. The first person gives the novel an extraordinary and fascinating interest 5 2.2. The imagination about the characters 7 CONCLUSION 8 REFERENCES 9 INTRODUCTION Jane Eyre, the masterwork of Charlotte Bronte, is an outstanding novel in literature. The author has successfully developed a rebellious woman, Jane Eyre, who is plainlooking but full of emotion and fights for freedom and equal social status with men. The author gives all readers a new picture of women by writing this novel. The story told in fiction gives every person who has finished it a profound impression, and some critics speak of its plots and characters. However, compared with the fields, the writing skills of this novel are more remarkable. It is believed that the various writing skills make it an excellent work for a long time. Therefore this essay would like to touch upon some features of the writing techniques of this novel. DISCUSSION I. THE USE OF DESCRIPTIVE WRITING STYLE 1.1. Gothic novel style is used to develop the plots The gothic novel is widespread in Britain from the 18th century to the 19th century. The main fields of this kind of novel are about the descriptions of persecution, violence, some abnormal matters with the terror atmosphere. The stories often occur in Gothic Buildings, and the characters are usually criminals or gangsters. The plots are weird grotesque. From the aspect of literature, the Gothic Novel combines mystery terror with psychological analysis and indirectly influences surrealism in the 20th century. In horror novels, the portrayals of terror take a significant share, while in nonhorror books, the primary function of these horrible descriptions is to create an environment to reflect the characters feelings. Indeed, the red room episode elicits our sympathy for the badly treated lass, and it looks as if we can see a needy girl crying desperately. At this point, the main keynotes of the novel for the first time are vivid in front of the readers. The harsh life molded Janes character in childhood—lonely, dismal. Being excluded from others maybe her fate, but she did not yield to this unfair treatment. We can also comprehend that the red room descriptions give a foreshadowing for the following plots, which indicates that the life circle of the heroine was not smooth. Furthermore, there are points we should not neglect. Usually, when a writer portrays children, he often chooses the aspects of some happy scenes, for example, innocent faces, attractive tales, or pleasant thymes. However, from the beginning of the novel, the author describes the harsh treatment, desperation, horror of the poor little girl, which are infrequently seen in depicting a child. Hence, in a brief while, the author can take the readers attention, on the other hand, setting the technique of the following plots. Again, the more dramatic Gothic incidents of the novel are designed for, in a sense, by the whispering of the housemaids at Gateshead and the faculty of enlarging imagination in the sensitive child. Another feature of the Gothic Novel in this novel is the horrible laugh. During Jane Eyres staying in Thornfield, she heard several times of this kind distinct, formal and mirthless laugh. If the laugh only appeared one or two times, we can understand that it is just used to describe Janes feelings thoroughly. For a certain period, it is natural for Jane Eyre that from an intense environment to a comfortable comparative environment, she might recall some past terrible experiences. However, the short laugh occurred many times, indicating that the laughter was an important clue. There are only two times in the whole novel giving a direct description of the madwoman. One is on the evening before her wedding, Jane was roused from sleep and saw a tall and large Vampyre, renting her veil in two parts and trampling on them. The other is that after the wedding was interrupted, people saw Mr. Reeds real wife. As for the madwoman, the author mainly used indirect descriptions. It looks as if the appearance of the madwoman had her way, but it was when Jane was in trouble that the madwoman appeared. When Jane Eyre came into Thornfield in a happy mood, the madwoman join in the fun; Jane did not like the expensive veil, she did justice to her: tent them in two parts; Jane earnestly wished to postpone the wedding, she helped her; even Jane dreamed that the Thornfield was burnt, after one year, the madwoman set fire to it. The horrible atmosphere that the madwoman created coincided with the heroines mental state—bleak, horrific, and mysterious. The madwoman produced an atmosphere of horror in the new environment and reflected the feeling of the characters. Moreover, we can infer that the marriage between Mr. Rochester and Jane did not follow their inclinations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .i INTRODUCTION DISCUSSION I THE USE OF DESCRIPTIVE WRITING STYLE 1.1 Gothic novel style is used to develop the plots .2 1.2 The use of imagination in the setting II THE USE OF NARRATIVE WRITING STYLE .5 2.1 The first person gives the novel an extraordinary and fascinating interest 2.2 The imagination about the characters CONCLUSION REFERENCES i INTRODUCTION Jane Eyre, the masterwork of Charlotte Bronte, is an outstanding novel in literature The author has successfully developed a rebellious woman, Jane Eyre, who is plain-looking but full of emotion and fights for freedom and equal social status with men The author gives all readers a new picture of women by writing this novel The story told in fiction gives every person who has finished it a profound impression, and some critics speak of its plots and characters However, compared with the fields, the writing skills of this novel are more remarkable It is believed that the various writing skills make it an excellent work for a long time Therefore this essay would like to touch upon some features of the writing techniques of this novel DISCUSSION I THE USE OF DESCRIPTIVE WRITING STYLE 1.1 Gothic novel style is used to develop the plots The gothic novel is widespread in Britain from the 18th century to the 19th century The main fields of this kind of novel are about the descriptions of persecution, violence, some abnormal matters with the terror atmosphere The stories often occur in Gothic Buildings, and the characters are usually criminals or gangsters The plots are weird grotesque From the aspect of literature, the Gothic Novel combines mystery terror with psychological analysis and indirectly influences surrealism in the 20th century In horror novels, the portrayals of terror take a significant share, while in non-horror books, the primary function of these horrible descriptions is to create an environment to reflect the character's feelings Indeed, the red room episode elicits our sympathy for the badly treated lass, and it looks as if we can see a needy girl crying desperately At this point, the main keynotes of the novel for the first time are vivid in front of the readers The harsh life molded Jane's character in childhood—lonely, dismal Being excluded from others maybe her fate, but she did not yield to this unfair treatment We can also comprehend that the red room descriptions give a foreshadowing for the following plots, which indicates that the life circle of the heroine was not smooth Furthermore, there are points we should not neglect Usually, when a writer portrays children, he often chooses the aspects of some happy scenes, for example, innocent faces, attractive tales, or pleasant thymes However, from the beginning of the novel, the author describes the harsh treatment, desperation, horror of the poor little girl, which are infrequently seen in depicting a child Hence, in a brief while, the author can take the readers' attention, on the other hand, setting the technique of the following plots Again, the more dramatic Gothic incidents of the novel are designed for, in a sense, by the whispering of the housemaids at Gateshead and the faculty of enlarging imagination in the sensitive child Another feature of the Gothic Novel in this novel is the horrible laugh During Jane Eyre's staying in Thornfield, she heard several times of this kind distinct, formal and mirthless laugh If the laugh only appeared one or two times, we can understand that it is just used to describe Jane's feelings thoroughly For a certain period, it is natural for Jane Eyre that from an intense environment to a comfortable comparative environment, she might recall some past terrible experiences However, the short laugh occurred many times, indicating that the laughter was an important clue There are only two times in the whole novel giving a direct description of the madwoman One is on the evening before her wedding, Jane was roused from sleep and saw a tall and large Vampyre, renting her veil in two parts and trampling on them The other is that after the wedding was interrupted, people saw Mr Reed's real wife As for the madwoman, the author mainly used indirect descriptions It looks as if the appearance of the madwoman had her way, but it was when Jane was in trouble that the madwoman appeared When Jane Eyre came into Thornfield in a happy mood, the madwoman "join in the fun"; Jane did not like the expensive veil, she "did justice to" her: tent them in two parts; Jane earnestly wished to postpone the wedding, she "helped" her; even Jane dreamed that the Thornfield was burnt, after one year, the madwoman set fire to it The horrible atmosphere that the madwoman created coincided with the heroine's mental state—bleak, horrific, and mysterious The madwoman produced an atmosphere of horror in the new environment and reflected the feeling of the characters' Moreover, we can infer that the marriage between Mr Rochester and Jane did not follow their inclinations After all, the novel is not a horror novel; the descriptions of horror are used to develop the plots and set off the character's destiny by contrast Again, we accept all the horrible reports in the novel as tokens of a possibly sinister experience, shadowing the reality of Jane's world 1.2 The use of imagination in the setting Before meeting with Mr Rochester, a paragraph describes the natural scene when Jane was strolling in an afternoon of winter " .I strolled to enjoy and analyze the species of pleasure brooding for me in the hour and situation the charm of the hour lay in its approaching dimness, in the low— gliding and pale—beaming sun but whose best winter delight lay in its utter solitude and leafless repose and the little brown brides which occasionally stirred in the hedge, looked single russet leaves that had forgotten to drop "The scene around Thornfield is pretty beautiful here, and we could not feel the gloomy air of Gateshead nor the depressing atmosphere of Lowood The silent picture follows Jane's feelings from one environment to another Contrary to Jane's past experiences, we can quickly feel Jane's moos at this moment—happy We also can dimly infer that Jane may have a smooth and comfortable life in the future The other example is about the descriptions of nature One night before the wedding, Jane anxiously waited for Mr Rochester's back Ordinary speaking, the heroine's inner world should be quiet and happy However, to the readers' surprise, Jane felt uncomfortably at this moment Here the author uses horrible scenery to reflect Jane's inner mind: stormy waves, roaring wind, thundered trees, and pitiful cries, vivid pictures of Jane's contradictory and uneasy mind: Jane wanted to marry Mr Rochester, but in her deep mind, she wavered The imagined scenery set a foreshadowing for the interruption of the wedding Interestingly, in the novel, the author imagines the names of some places as symbols of the stage or status of the heroine's life For example, Lowood refers to the enclosed, low position of the school and suggests the suffering in her life there Thornfield, a field strewn with thorny roses, indicates the difficulty in the love between Jane and Mr Rochester and the obstacles they have to overcome to obtain their happiness II THE USE OF NARRATIVE WRITING STYLE 2.1 The first person gives the novel an extraordinary and fascinating interest When Bronte produced this novel, called "simple and unadorned," by herself, she used the first person to tell the story directly and created an excellent autobiographic novel If an onlooker made a live report objectively, accurate details could be provided, but the novel's core is not just an objective report On the contrary, it is a subjective expression British critic Seamus has pointed out that Bronte is "the first British writer using the novel as a tool to reveal oneself." Because the author desalinated the narration and focused on the character's psychological feelings, those unkempt, bound, and intense details can give the readers room to guess The readers can feel as if he is participating After Jane and Mr Rochester fall in love, the heroine reveals her feelings to the readers Could the young girl love the man who was much older than her? He hesitated He must sound out how she loved him Nevertheless, Mr Rochester's ambiguous attitude could misunderstand Jane: she thought rejected Her loved Thornfield would come to a new hostess A vast sea would separate them The torment in feeling was beyond for a young maiden, and she broke into sobs."That I am not Edward Rochester's bride, that I have awakened out of most glorious dreams, and found them all void and vain, is a horror I could bear and master, but that I must leave him decided, instantly, entirely, is intolerable I wish I have never come here!" Using the third person, sympathy and self-aggrieved could not be expressed thoroughly The all-long-hidden love, prompted by the despair, came down in torrents Here, Jane convinces us that she has a heart and soul This plot puts the story to its climax It is from here that Mr Rochester realizes that Jane loved him The narration of the first person did justice to the development of the whole novel, and for the readers, this writing skill makes the readers act as listeners, for the one thing, they read the book, for the other thing, they listen to the words from the heart of the character, which can give them a natural feeling of the character's mind If using the third person, now that the readers have explicit knowledge of Mr Rochester's real attention, it is useless to concern whether Jane's deep love could be returned or not(in fact, it is also suspense) Her exciting and bitter monologue could not arouse the readers' response In short, we should acknowledge that the first person of the novel is very excellent With this first-person, daily-like narration, the readers are allowed an insight into the heroine's heart and mind from the beginning to the end The loneliness and the feeling of being unloved and unreasonably distressed of the orphan girl at Gateshead, the eagerness to learn and to win respect and love from people around her, and the painful experience of the grown-up Jane after she comes to Thornfield, and her final decision to come back to Mr Rochester, all of which are narrated in great details and with vividness In fiction, all the objective, subconscious or supernatural world— natural scenery, paintings, dreams—becomes either backdrops or reflections of her heart and mind What is more, everything and everybody in the novel is seen through the eyes of Jane Eyre Her opinion decides the readers' likes and dislikes; her moods affect the readers' sights and feelings From the beginning, the readers are established as complex, vividly reacting participants in the author's events In a word, the first person gives the work an extraordinary and fascinating interest In the preface of the second edition of Jane Eyre, Bronte has said: Thanks for readers listening to the straightforward story with lenient ears So we can infer that the use of subjectivity reflects the author's intention in writing this novel 2.2 The imagination about the characters Moral imagination can make the work more attractive and natural in producing literary work The author frequently uses romantic creativity and sensitivity to describe Jane's feelings when creating this novel When talking about the use of imagination, Bronte has said that: any person's experience is minimal If a writer merely produces the works mechanically, he can not make any achievement, but he will also become an egoist From the narration, we can infer that Bronte is an author who pays much attention to the imagination in writing this novel In fact, in the novel, the author consciously uses endless creativity to figure out Jane's inner world, such as the natural scenery, the wind, and the moon., making the story real to us CONCLUSION Jane Eyre is the quintessential Victorian novel It has everything ordinary of the period, but it had all the components in one story, unlike other books At the center is the sentiment between Rochester and Jane, which is upgraded by gothic elements such as the counterpart's canniness and Bertha's specter-like qualities In expansion, it is additionally a tutor novel; these were an inconceivably famous type of narrating within the age and for it to be connected with gothic components, which are intervened with a dualistic association between realism and sentiment, is one of a kind The correct term for this is often a crossbreed, in which no class voice is overwhelming; they exist nearby each other making one or maybe an extraordinary book Moreover, typically so, uncommon; it is a fabulous piece of literature Jane's travel is gutwrenching and enthusiastic Throughout her life, she encounters genuine distress, which would make a lesser individual provide up She, too, discovers simple companionship, the sort that comes over maybe once in a lifetime However, most essentially, she encounters true love and the advancement of autonomy to make his claim finish REFERENCES Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre[M] Shanghai: Shanghai World Book Publishing Company，2006 Frederick L A (1988) Jane Eyre; The quest for Optimism Vol 20, No (summer 1988) Hazhar, A (2020) Poet as a Messenger of Aesthetic among Society Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities, and Social Sciences Hazhar, A (2020) The Impersonation of Nature in the Poetic Consonance of Emily Dickinson Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities, and Social Sciences Volume 51, pp ...INTRODUCTION Jane Eyre, the masterwork of Charlotte Bronte, is an outstanding novel in literature The author has successfully developed a rebellious woman, Jane Eyre, who is plain-looking... deep mind, she wavered The imagined scenery set a foreshadowing for the interruption of the wedding Interestingly, in the novel, the author imagines the names of some places as symbols of the... species of pleasure brooding for me in the hour and situation the charm of the hour lay in its approaching dimness, in the low— gliding and pale—beaming sun but whose best winter delight lay in its