Use of Weather in Jane Eyre In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, good weather is Bronte's tool for foreshadowing positive events or moods and bad weather it is his tool for setting the tone for negative events or moods. This technique is practiced throughout the novel, alerting readers to the impending atmosphere. In the novel, Jane's mood is, to some extent, determined by the time mentioned. For example, after Jane was publicly and falsely accused of being a liar by Mr. Brocklehurst, an imminent positive event was foretold when Jane described her surroundings: “Some heavy clouds swept from the sky by a rising wind, had left the moon bare ; and its light, streaming through a nearby window, shone fully both upon us and upon the approaching figure, whom we at once recognized as Miss Temple” (62). Sure enough, Miss Temple invited the two girls into her room and offered them cake and tea, which brought Jane comfort from the public humiliation. “That evening we feasted as if on our nectar and our ambrosia; and not the least pleasure of the entertainment was our hostess's smile of gratification upon us, as we satisfied our hungry appetites with the delicate food which she generously provided” (65). Another example of this is Jane's first morning at Thornfield. A positive mood was foreshadowed when Jane described the weather this way: "The room seemed such a bright little place as the sun shone between the cheerful blue chintz window and the carpeted floor, so different from the bare boards and from the taut plaster of Lowood, which my spirit lifted to the sight” (90). This not only foreshadowed Jane's positive state of mind, but also the experience she would have in the near future living in Thornfield that her husband is Mr. Rochester and will enjoy her companies such as Mrs. Fairfax and Adele, who for the first time in her life treat her as an equal. All the positive weather described in the novel foreshadowed a mood or event positive, sometimes both.Bronte was consistent with this use of weather in the novel was used to foreshadow negative events or moods while an unpleasant visit from John Reed was foretold: "After he offered a pale void of mist and cloud: hark, a scene of wet meadow and stormy shrub” (2).