Importance of Nature Imagery in Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte makes extensive use of nature imagery in her novel, Jane Eyre, commenting on both the human relationship with the outside than with human nature. The Oxford Reference Dictionary defines “nature” as “1. the phenomena of the physical world as a whole… 2. the essential qualities of a thing; the innate character of a person or animal… 4. force vital, functions or needs." Bronte talks about each of these definitions in Jane Eyre. Several natural themes run through the novel, one of which is the image of a stormy sea. After saving Rochester's life, Jane provides the following metaphor for their relationship: Until the morning dawn I was cast into a lively but restless sea. . . Sometimes I thought I saw a shore beyond its wild waters. . . now and then a refreshing breeze, awakened by hope, carried my spirit triumphantly towards the bourne: but. . . a contrary breeze blew from the land and continually pushed me back. The storm represents all the forces that prevent Jane's union with Rochester. Later, Brontë evokes the image of a lively sea when Rochester says of Jane: "Your usual expression in those days, Jane, was not... not lively." Indeed, it is this liveliness of Jane's relationship with Rochester that keeps Jane afloat in her moment of crisis on the moor: "Why do I struggle to maintain a worthless life? Because I know, or believe, that Mr. Rochester is living." Another recurring image is Brontë's treatment of birds. We first witness Jane's fascination with them while reading Bewick's History of British Birds as a child. He reads about "death-white kingdoms" and "lonely rocks and promontories" of seabirds. Let's quickly see how Jane ide... center of paper......illiam Hurt, Charlotte Gainsborough and Anna Paquin. 1996 Jane Eyre. Dir. Giuliano Aymes. Perf. Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke. 1983Kadish, Doris. The literature of images: narrative landscape from Julie to Jane Eyre. New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, 1986.Linder, Cynthia A. Romantic Images in the Novels of Charlotte Bronte. London: MacMillan, 1978.McLaughlin, M.B. “Past or Future Mindscapes: Images in Jane Eyre.” Victorian Newsletter 41 (1972): 22-24.Peters, Joan D. "Finding a Voice: Towards a Woman's Speech in Dialogue in the Narrative of Jane Eyre." Studies in the novel. 23 no. 2. (1991): 217-36. Zonana, Joyce. “The Sultan and the Slave: Feminist Orientalism and the Structure of Jane Eyre.” Signs. 18 n. 3. (1993): 592-617Comments*** VERY WELL WRITTEN ARTICLE......WHAT ABOUT QUOTING THE QUOTES USED FROM THE TEXT?***