Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"

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This paper explains that red, which most people associated as the color of fire, and fire are important symbols in this story. The author points out that, in the beginning chapter of "Jane Eyre" written by Charlotte Bronte, Jane is put in the red room. The paper relates that Bronte continues to use the symbols of fire and red throughout the book in many different forms and shapes as she leads the reader to grasp the importance of Jane becoming independent and not afraid in order to find happiness in her life.

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"Most people connect red as the color of fire. In the beginning chapter of "Jane Eyre" written by Charlotte Bronte, Jane is put in the "red" room. Red and fire are important symbols in this story. Often these symbols show the struggle Jane has to become independent and to find happiness and a sense of belonging. The beginning chapter of Jane Eyre begins with the fireplace where Eliza, John, and Georgiana cluster around their mother. Fire and red are two symbols that Bronte uses throughout the book in many different forms and shapes as she leads the reader to grasp the importance of Jane becoming independent and not afraid in order to find happiness in her life. In the beginning chapter Jane is hurt by John who started a fight, but Jane is the one punished. "

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