How does Charlotte Brounte Create Sympathy For Jane In The First Two Chapters Of The Novel?

In the first chapter, the setting is in a room where Jane is reading a book.  The writer uses pathetic fallacy in this chapter to describe the weather as well as how Jane is feeling.  ‘Chilly afternoons’ describes the weather which was then followed by ‘dreadful to me’; this shows the way Jane was felling.  The writer firstly describes the weather and then describes and then describes the link to how Jane is feeling.  (The cold walks that are described in this chapter are also tied to the cold treatment Jane gets).  This is effective because it gives the reader the image of a dull, cold day and makes them fell sorry for Jane as it is like the treatment that affects her.  The writer uses words such as ‘sombre’ and ‘cold’ to create a wintry setting; it also gives the effect of a miserable day which Jane is in.  However in the second chapter, the setting changes from cold and damp to more of a gothic setting which is quite frightening.  It is in this chapter, where Jane is locked into the Red Room.  The reader would feel more sympathy for Jane at this point because the Red Room symbolises death and scares Jane a lot, (which is shown by her resistance to going into it).  In the Red Room a gothic and mysterious feeling is presented to the reader.  This is shown in the colours described in the Red Room such as ‘red’, ’crimson’, ‘pink’ etc.  All of these colours give Jane a dark feeling and represent death and blood to her, as she already knows that her uncle’s death had occurred in that room.  The atmosphere, that is created in that room is quiet and gives Jane the feeling of being lonely.  This creates sympathy as Jane has no one and is alone.  The Red Room overall creates darkness as the colours of the furniture are ‘darkly polished’ and the blinds on the windows are ‘always drawn down’. This adds and emphasises the effect it has on Jane because she becomes more frightened.

Another way in which sympathy is created for Jane is through the language used to describe Jane herself.  Jane uses a lot of sarcasm when she describes her aunt and cousins.  She uses words such as ‘mama’ and ‘darlings’ whenever she speaks about them.  This creates sympathy towards her because it is the only way in which she can achieve revenge on them (by ridiculing them), otherwise she is helpless as no one sides with her.  Sympathy is also created for Jane when she describes the abuse she receives from her aunt and cousins.  An example of this would be when John Reed