How do the supernatural elements in Jane Eyre relate to Janes development as a character?
Try this website, you can read some articles about Brontë’s use of imagery. http://victorianweb.org/authors/bronte/c… This is from the above website, in the article Fantasy, Realism, and Narrative in Jane Eyre and Alice and Wonderland. “Brontë incorporates fantastic elements into a more realistic narrative structure by weaving in references to fairy tales, prophetic dreams, mythic imagery and extraordinary plot twists. In part, she uses the fantastic to inform the reader of concealed emotional subtexts in the novel. Her prophetic dreams provide the reader with vital information regarding the state of Jane’s emotional health. This use of the fantastic plays a major role in Jane Eyre , which is not merely a parable or morality tale: Jane’s success as a Bildungsroman heroine depends upon satisfying her emotional and spiritual needs, in addition to securing the safe domestic environment requisite at th
