11. Jane Eyre (pg. 221)
“No nook in the grounds more sheltered and more Eden-like; it was full of trees, it bloomed with flowers: a very high wall shut it out from the court on one side; on the other, a beech avenue screened it from the lawn.”
Eden is the first garden described in Western religious literature. Eden is described as a beautiful place; the place where man and woman should have been completely satisified though it had its temptations. Bronte describes the grounds of Thornfield as a truly beautiful place. Eden is said to mean “delight.” Bronte shows the reader that Jane finds true delight in the beauty of the grounds of Thornfield and finds then peaceful and safe. Jane is also tempted by her attraction to Mr. Rochester while she is at Thornfield.
Brickner, Rabbi Balrour. “Eden: The First Garden.” Excerpted from Finding God in the Garden: Backyard Reflections on Life, Love, and Compost . eNotAlone.com. 2009. 29 November 2009. http://www.enotalone.com/article/3888.html.
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