A recurring theme in this novel in which Bronte uses to describe several aspects is the bird theme. It was quite obvious that Jane Eyre had a fascination with birds which was first sparked when she read Bewick's History of British Birds when she was still very young. The first concept is that Jane Eyre used the idea of birds to symbolize soaring above the

problems that everyone occurs in their everyday lives. Bronte also uses the idea of feeding bird crumbs to the birds which fuses the concept of reality into Jane Eyre by showing that even birds must come down from there place above the world to face the dilemmas that occur on the ground. Jane constantly portrayed feelings that she wanted to get away from her problems and if she was a bird she could simply fly above the world and never have to deal with anything, a notion that every human has at some point in their lives. These two examples show the metaphors of birds that Bronte uses to explain Jane Eyre's thoughts and feeling.

At times there are also several points where Bronte combines themes in the novel such as the bird/wind/water themes. The perfect example of this is Jane's first painting. The painting was of a turbulent sea with a sunken ship and on the ship, there was a cormorant with a gold bracelet lodged in its beak sitting on the mast. The turbulent sea is obviously an expression of Jane's and Rochester's relationship, as already previously explained. The cormorant is a portrayal of Rochester. Several times in the story, Rochester is descr

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