Jamaica is significant to Jane Eyre because it's where Mr.Mason is from and it links back to Mr.Rochester's past. This information comes from chapter 20 of Jane Eyre, when Mr. Mason arrived in Thornfield. This location illustrates colonization and empire because Jamaica links Jane Eyre to the British colonial system. The way that the location shows colonization and empire is because Mr.Rochester and his marriage with Bertha Mason show how England and the colonies are joined together. Jamaica is important because it shows how events at Thornfield are connected together to the problems of wealth,power and British Colonialism.
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