“ I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you. ”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (16 October 1847). copy citation
| Author | Charlotte Brontë |
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| Source | Jane Eyre |
| Topic | bird freedom will independence |
| Date | 16 October 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm |
Context
“To Ireland?»
«Yes—to Ireland. I have spoken my mind, and can go anywhere now.»
«Jane, be still; don't struggle so, like a wild frantic bird that is rending its own plumage in its desperation.»
«I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.»
Another effort set me at liberty, and I stood erect before him. «And your will shall decide your destiny,» he said: «I offer you my hand, my heart, and a share of all my possessions.»
«You play a farce, which I merely laugh at.»” source
«Yes—to Ireland. I have spoken my mind, and can go anywhere now.»
«Jane, be still; don't struggle so, like a wild frantic bird that is rending its own plumage in its desperation.»
«I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.»
Another effort set me at liberty, and I stood erect before him. «And your will shall decide your destiny,» he said: «I offer you my hand, my heart, and a share of all my possessions.»
«You play a farce, which I merely laugh at.»” source
Meaning and analysis
