In jane eyre the character of bertha mason serves as an ominous representation of uncontrollable passion and madness.
Jane eyre crazy woman in attic.
Jane eyre the madwoman in the attic.
One of the most fascinating characters in literature is the mysterious mad woman confined to an attic in jane eyre.
Jane eyre revolves around the life of a simple plain yet intelligent orphaned girl who struggles with internal and external battles before she comes to accept that she loves her employer mr rochester who is double her age and from an upper class background.
To my young mind she was nothing more than a plot device.
A nuisance and an impediment to this beautiful love story between jane eyre and mr.
Bertha mason rochester s first wife was a beautiful creole woman from jamaica who rochester married years ago before she had a mental breakdown and naturally had to be locked in the attic.