Massacre

1. Massacre

2. 'A sweet honeymoonh house' The use of the phrase sweet completely contradicts the name. The word massacre is used when a great amount of people are killed often in wars. This adds to the battle feel in Antoinette and Rochesters marriage. The word sweet has connotations of the feeling of happiness. This foreshadows the later contradicting events of unhappiness that will later arise in the marriage.

3. Sly, spiteful, maligmant like much else in this place... He is describing Amile here. He is also talking about the surroundings of the granbois house. The use of adjectives gives a really negative feeling about massacre. It makes such a beautiful tropical island seem like a deserted neglected horrible island. Rhis also foreshadows and symbolises the marriage between the couple as that is how Antoinette ends up feeling.

4. 'And the sea crept steathly forwards and backwards' The sea is personified which makes it seem almost human like. The use verb crept implies someone sneaking around. This happens a lot in the novel. There are so many secrets between the couple. The letter from cossway, the love potion. Also the verbs forward and backwards has a metaphorical meaning. The moving forwards and backwards in the relationship. Like when things finally move forward its like something happens to turn things backwards again.

5. The rain fell more heavily huge drops sounded like hail The use of the adjective heavily also has negative connotations. It makes it feel as something is weighing down. This symbolises the big burden that Antoinette has to take on now. Although Rochester portrays himself as being the one who has the burden, it is actually Antoinette because Rochester fails to even put effort into the marriage and always has pessimistic views. From rain to hail connotates from bad to worse. The sound of the words hail also has bad impacts as it sounds like hell.

6. Winwards island The use of the word windward could imply the mixed emotions. The wind is jumbling up feelings sometimes the feelings are strong for example when Rochester notices how beautiful Antoinette is. Or when Antoinette falls in love with Rochester and tries to give him a potion to make him love her back.

7. looked at hills, mountains and the blue-green sea this place described in the quote is a completely different place described in places before. The colour blue and the naturalistic scenery gives a beauty effect. Instead of massacre being a dull deserted island it is now described as a place of beauty. Its like Rochester is over looking his negative mindset and for a glimpse seeing the island for what it really is. This feeling doesn’t last long however it does make it seem as if Rochester is putting on a front when he is being negative.

8. The question marks illustrate a sense of confusion. Baptise serves Mr. Rochester ‘mourning’, However this can be seen as ironic because in Jane Eyre , Jane remains stoic as it is apart of her believe. Which is something that baptise doesn’t do.(pg.63) This is imagery as it sets a peace setting and also Symbolic as Baptise leaves this setting in order to serve Mr. Rochester. It can also be interpreted as a metaphor because although he is serving… It is almost like everyone who leaves a peaceful setting always ends up trapped in Mr. Rochester web. (pg.63) The use of the word ‘and’ illustrates a sense of confusion. So between you I often wonder who I am?and where is my country?and where do I belong?and why was I ever born at all?. (pg.63) Mr. Rohester pushed Passed though nature. (pg.63) The silences was disturbing, absolutely. I would have welcomed the sound of dogs barking, a man sawing wood. Portrays once again that he isn’t fond of harmony, instead he wants issues to occur constantly. This makes the reader think that he does not like peace, but prefers chaos

9. I had reached the forest and you cannot mistake the forest. It is hostile. The path was overgrown but it was possible to follow. This conveys the significant of the forest because the fact that no one can ‘mistake’ the forest shows that it is an over- Whelming powerful place There is also a use of personification as ‘hostile’ refers to characterises of an enemy, and the forest I believe portrays himself. Mr. Rochester makes the forest seem harmful and hateful but he actually is. ‘Overgrown’ is a metaphor as the emotions on the novel is also overgrown. Once I stepped over a fallen long. Nature is a hurdle to mankind because constantly is a battle for Them. Which indicates the battle That they have within themselves. Emotion and physical …A wild orange tree covered with fruit, the leaves a dark green. …..seemed foolish to think or plan. Mr.Rochesters thoughts are constantly Negative and critical. However it soon changes Recognition of the calmness around And aware of the fact that there is no tension in the forest

10. Trees symbolise humans! Which is the main reason Jean Rhys uses nature to portray feelings and emotions felt.