Mr. Rochester In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

The gothic romantic exclamation “the alpha and omega of my heart’s wishes broke involuntarily from my lips” from Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre; serves to underpin the fantastical nature of the bildungsroman story. In passage 3, Rochester’s lamentations while “sitting by the window” is reminiscent of Jane sitting in Lowood and wishing more from the world. This is expanded when Rochester describes Jane’s voice as being “spoken amongst mountains”; as Jane originally looked to the mountains and “longed to surmount” them. This parallel shows the similarities between the new Rochester and Jane, it reveals Rochester’s suffering for his sins; and establishes Jane as having completed her spiritual journey. Rochester’s gothic descriptions
In the first paragraph, Jane states “I was a discord in Gateshead Hall”. This quintessential dichotomy of descriptions highlights how Jane’s life has changed due to her journey. Jane’s lack of family for the early part of her life helps develop a strong sense of isolation. In the first paragraph, Jane describes how Mrs. Reed maintains a child “not of her race”, and how Mrs. Reed must “stand in the stead of a parent”. This early aged isolation culminates into Jane’s self-critical and somewhat self-isolating attitude at Thornfield. Jane, whilst thinking to herself; remarks “Memory having given her evidence” and “Reason . . . told in her own quiet way”. This identification of memory and reason as two different people, referred to as “her”; indicates that they are somehow separate from Jane herself. This eludes to a deeply ingrained sense of alienation; to the point of being alienated in her own mind. This sense of segregation is furthered by Jane’s orphan status. The reference to herself as “Jane Eyre” in the second passage is a subtle reminder of her lack of kin; being the last known of the Eyre