In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, good weather is Bronte’s tool to foreshadow positive events or moods and poor weather is the tool to set the tone for negative events or moods. This technique is exercised throughout the entire novel, alerting the readers of any up coming atmosphere. In the novel, Jane’s mood was, to a degree, determined by the weather mentioned. For example, after Jane was publicly, falsely accused of being a …showed first 75 words of 539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 539 total…later revealed and Jane forced herself to leave Mr. Rochester, which once again assures the accuracy of the predicting weather. Charlotte Bronte was clever with her use of the weather to foreshadow up coming moods and events. Although this strategy followed a strict rule, the scenes in the novel were not expected or plain. She gave the readers hints of what is expected, but only in the way to encourage the readers to read on.