Kingston is significant to Jane Eyre because it connects to Mr. Mason and Bertha Mason who is from Jamaica. Mr. Mason is a West India planter. He has wealth and plantations surrounding Rochester's relationship with them. This information comes from the book itself on page 173, when Mr. Mason is introduced. This location illustrates colonization and empire because Kingston connects the Mason family to Jamaica and the plantation economy. Mapping this location reveals how I can connect Kingston history as a part of the Jamaica and plantation system to Mr. Mason and Rochester's story.
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