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Introduction. As this part of our research work is 
dedicated to analyzing and determining the use of symbolism 
in the two masterpieces it is important to provide the reader 
with the notion of symbolism as well as the reason why it is 
important to determine the use of symbolism in literary works.
One of the tools most useful in interpreting art and literature is 
symbolism. Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas 
and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are 
different from their literal sense. To be exact, it is a literary 
element used in literature to help readers understand a literary 
work representing new idea. It is used when an author wants 
to create a certain mood or emotion in a work of literature.
Analysis. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it 
is an object representing another, to give an entirely different 
meaning that is much deeper and more significant. Sometimes, 
however, an action, an event or a word spoken by someone 
may have a symbolic value. “A chain,” for example, may 
stand for “union” as well as “imprisonment”. [8] Thus, 
symbolic meaning of an object or an action is understood by 
when, where, and how it is used. It also depends on who reads 
the work. Generally, symbolism gives a writer freedom to add 
double levels of meanings to his work: a literal one that is self-
evident, and the symbolic one whose meaning is far more 
profound than the literal. Symbolism, therefore, gives 
universality to the characters and the themes of a piece of 
literature. Symbolism in literature evokes interest in readers as 
they find an opportunity to get an insight into the writer’s 
mind on how he views the world, and how he thinks of 
common objects and actions, having broader implications.
Charlotte Bronte and Jean Rhys composed their novels in 
different centuries and came from very different backgrounds. 
However, despite these disparities the use of symbolism in 
their narratives can be compared. Jean Rhys' novel “Wide 
Sargasso Sea” is a creative response to Charlotte 
Bronte's “Jane Eyre”, a nineteenth century classic, which has 
always been one of English Literature's greatest and most 
popular love stories. “Jane Eyre” is a story of true love that 
encounters many obstacles and problems, but surmounts these 
troubles to fulfill destiny. The main source of trouble is 
Rochester's insane first wife, Bertha Mason, a lunatic Creole 
who is locked in the attic of his country house, Thornfield 
Hall. The problem is eventually solved, tragically, when 
Bertha escapes and burns Thornfield to the ground, killing 
herself and seriously maiming Rochester in the process. The 
social and moral imbalances between Jane and Rochester are 
then equaled by his punishment for his previous actions, and 
Jane's rise in status due to an inheritance. This ending, 
however, did not satisfy the Dominican-born Jean Rhys. She 
disagreed with Bronte's presentation of Bertha Mason and set 
out to write 'a colonial story that is absent from Bronte's text'. 
Rhys's story tells the story of Bertha, and relates Bertha and 
Rochester's meeting, and their doomed marriage. In “Wide 
Sargasso Sea” Rhys shifts the perspective on “Jane Eyre” by 
expressing the viewpoints of the different characters in the 
source material, so taking a different structural approach to the 
first-person narrative technique employed by Bronte. She 
wrote her version as a multiple narrative, giving Bertha a