The Bronte sisters can without doubt be called some of the greatest romantic writers of all times. Throughout their lives, they have greatly contributed to the English Literature and have written many timeless classics that reflect the lifestyle of the times, and the attitudes of the people. Emily and Charlotte Bronte's style of writing, is a great example of romanticism, which was the popular writing style in the eighteen hundreds. The two novels that are considered their greatest masterpieces are Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Throughout the two books, there are several recurring themes that stand out the most: The role of women in the society, the emergence of feminism, the importance of education, and the dominant influence of mysticism and superstition on people at the time. In this paper, I would first like to portray the influence of mysticism in the two novels, as well as to demonstrate how the everyday use of mysticism in their society is reflected in the writings of the Bronte sisters.

In the novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, mysticism is one of the prevailing themes. One of the first occurrences of a mystical situation is when Jane gets lo

One of the last major examples of mysticism in the two stories that has a strong influence on the plot, deals with ghosts. As Charlotte Bronte writes, when Mr. Rochester first came to Thornfield at night on his horse, he encountered Jane Eyre, who was walking back home in the woods. On account of the fact that they have never before met, he was startled to see her so suddenly. He did not notice the patch of ice and he and his horse slipped. However, before Mr. Rochester found out that Jane caused the accident, he assumed that it must have been a ghost or a fairy of some kind, that has caused the fall. In Wuthering Heights, a lot of emphasis is also placed on ghosts. After Heathcliff passes away, he is buried according to his instructions. However, a short while after, many villagers swear that they've seen Heathcliff walk abroad. They claim that he has been seen in church, on the moors and outside Wuthering Heights. Nelly, the servant, tells us that she met a little shepherd boy who said that he has seen Heathcliff and a woman walking out on the moors. When we read about Mr. Rochester's initial analysis of the accident in the woods, the readers preconceives him to be a superstitious man, a man that believes in fairies and goblins. However, later we are told that Mr. Rochester is a realist who interprets life as it is. The fact that a man like Mr. Rochester believes in the supernatural demonstrates to us that in those days it was very common to associate everyday mishaps with the abnormal. In Emily Bronte's book, people also claim that they see ghosts walking around and scaring people. That supports the idea that people believed ghouls to be messing up their everyday lives.

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