“Bessie had been down into the kitchen, and she brought up with her a tart on a certain brightly painted china plate, whose bird of paradise, nestling in a wreath of convolvuli and rosebuds, had been wont to stir in me a most enthusiastic sense of admiration” (16).
Bird of paradise is a tropical bird found in New Guinea and surrounding isles. It is also a flower native to South America named for its resemblance to the bird. Jane’s description of the plate does not make it clear whether it is the bird or the flower that decorates the plate, but her affection for birds expressed earlier in the novel makes the bird more likely. Her adoration for an out of place bird trapped on a plate shows her feelings for her present surroundings. Brontë shows Jane’s desire to be content in her surroundings; the bird is pleased to be wrapped “in a wreath of convolvuli and rosebuds” and Jane wishes to feel the same.
Bird of paradise is a tropical bird found in New Guinea and surrounding isles. It is also a flower native to South America named for its resemblance to the bird. Jane’s description of the plate does not make it clear whether it is the bird or the flower that decorates the plate, but her affection for birds expressed earlier in the novel makes the bird more likely. Her adoration for an out of place bird trapped on a plate shows her feelings for her present surroundings. Brontë shows Jane’s desire to be content in her surroundings; the bird is pleased to be wrapped “in a wreath of convolvuli and rosebuds” and Jane wishes to feel the same.
Works Cited:
Park-Brown, Sydney G. "Bird-of-Paradise." EDIS. University of Florida IFAS Extension. 30 Nov. 2008 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg106.
"Bird of Paradise." How Stuff Works. 22 Apr. 2008. 30 Nov. 2008 http://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/bird-of-paradise-info.htm
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