How Does Bronte Use Direct Characterization In Jane Eyre
This excerpt from Jane Eyre reveals Jane’s character in contrast to her cousins Georgiana and John Reed. While her cousins were spoiled and went unpunished, Jane was considered a pain no matter what she did. After John throws a book at her, Jane has a violent outbreak, which Mrs. Reed determines to be her sole responsibility and sends her to the red room to be punished. Brontë establishes these characters early on in the novel with parallelism and imagery; this preliminary characterization is seen later in the character’s actions and their growth.
By utilizing imagery, Brontë depicts Jane and her cousins through both physical descriptions and their actions. Georgiana is the spoiled child, but because of “her beauty, her pink cheeks and golden