Read this excerpt.
Descending the laurel walk, I faced the wreck of the chestnut-tree; it stood up, black and riven: the trunk split down the centre, gasped ghastly. The cloven halves were not broken from each other, for the firm base and strong roots kept them unsundered below; though community of vitality was destroyed.
What does the split chestnut tree symbolize?
The destruction that nature can cause.
The death of Bertha Mason after the fire at Thornfield.
The separation between Jane and Mr. Rochester.
The bleakness at Thornfield after Jane leaves.
