“We Talk, I Believe, All Day Long”: Forms of Communication in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre

Author

Kara Vacalopoulos, CUNY College of Staten IslandFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-7-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

First Advisor

Christopher Miller

Second Advisor

Simon Reader

Third Advisor

Rosanne Carlo

Abstract

Jane Eyre is a successful coming of age narrative where the title character’s development can be tracked through the way she communicates with other people. Dialogue and conversations constantly change as Jane herself changes and grows. This paper analyzes the different modes of communication that Jane experiences with the characters in the novel. As she gets older, Jane establishes her voice and seeks out a perfect conversational partner – someone who she could bear her soul to and have meaningful conversations with. This paper argues Rochester as Jane’s perfect conversational partner, even if he is not a perfect person. In fact, the union of Jane and Rochester comes at the silencing of another which Jane happily turns a blind eye toward.

Recommended Citation

Vacalopoulos, Kara, "“We Talk, I Believe, All Day Long”: Forms of Communication in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/si_etds/9