Social class in jane eyre

In Brontë's Jane Eyre social class is a recurring theme, as class dictates

what a character can and can't do and how they are viewed by others. This
is because in the Victorian period, class determined how an individual lived
their life. Social class determined marriage, as people tended to marry
partners within their own social class. Women were in a particularly
vulnerable position, as men and their families tended to choose a suitable
wife on the basis of the woman's dowry, a sum of money that the male
received from the bride's family through marriage.

Social class is presented in Brontë's Jane Eyre through Jane's lack of

money and how others view her because of this. It is also presented
through Jane's role as a governess and the money she later receives in her
uncle's will.

Feminism in jane eyre

jane’s feminism came out when she defended herself against John who
was bullying her. Instead of staying silent and accepting the abuse and
humiliation, jane retaliated. Jane also expressed her frustration In the face
of Mrs. Reed, Jane refuses to be treated as an inferior being and finally
speaks out against discriminations to her with sharp and cold exposure.
Jane’s rebellion against Mrs. Reed and John represents her feminist
consciousness that demands to be loved and seen as an equal. There is
no doubt that the boarding school helped Jane shape herself and make her
understand that she needs feminism in order to withstand the survival of
the fittest curel lifestyle she and other pupils had to endure. The feminism
in Jane helped her greatly. She was not intimidated by Rochester’s social
status or his wealth, she loved him as an equal and she never felt herself
inferior to him.

Development of jane eyre.

The development of Jane Eyre’s character is central to the novel. From the beginning,

Jane possesses a sense of her self-worth and dignity, a commitment to justice,

principle, and trust in God. Her integrity is continually tested over the course of the

novel.

An orphan since early childhood, Jane feels exiled at the beginning of the novel and the

cruel treatment she receives from her Aunt Reed and her cousins only fuel her feeling of

alienation. Afraid that she will never find a true sense of home or community, Jane feels

the need to belong somewhere, to find “kin,” or at least “kindred spirits.” This desire

tempers her need for freedom.

In her search for freedom, Jane struggles with the question of what type of freedom she

wants. While Rochester initially offers Jane a chance to liberate her passions, Jane

comes to realize that such freedom could also mean enslavement—by living as

Rochester’s mistress, she would be sacrificing her dignity and integrity for the sake of

her feelings. St. John Rivers offers Jane another kind of freedom: the freedom to act

unreservedly on her principles. He opens to Jane the possibility of exercising her talents

fully by working and living with him in India. Jane eventually realizes, though, that this

freedom would also constitute a form of imprisonment, because she would be forced to

keep her true feelings and her true passions always in check.

Charlotte Brontë may have created the character of Jane Eyre as a means of coming to

terms with elements of her own life. Much evidence suggests that Brontë, too, struggled

to find a balance between love and freedom and to find others who understood her.

Men in jane eyre’s life

Mr. Brocklehurst

Edward Rochester

St. John Rivers

Mr. Lloyd

Appearance vs reality

Appearance and reality is a recurring theme in Jane eyre. Arguably the first

sign of such is Mrs Reed. she comes off as a nice aristocratic lady to mr

brocklehurst but she is mean and cruel towards Jane Eyre. another

character is the servant Bessie who is firm towards Jane when she is in

front of other servants and the family members in order to maintain her job.

Later in the play, Jane is tricked by the appearance and reality of a job

application. She thought she would work as a governess under the name of

Mrs Fairfax which is a female and it turns out that Mrs Fairfax was not the

owner of the house. If Jane knew that the owner would be a man, she

arguably would have refused the opportunity. Rochester comes off as a

cold and non caring person judging by he interacts with his ward but in

reality he is a caretaker and that is later on proven so because he is taking

care of his mentally ill wife Bertha Mason. Mr Rochester deceives people

by pretending to be someone who isn't troubled but he is later revealed to

have a dark secret. Mrs ingram is also a deceiver. She appears to want to

marry Rochester because she loves him but she is revealed that she only

loves him for his wealth.

Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason doubles.

1. both Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason are oppressed by the system of

British patriarchy, in which men are the makers, interpreters, and

enforcers of social and political rules, in both the private and public

domain.

2. Bertha and Jane have little choice but to live within the male-

dominated society into which they were born. A direct consequence

of this automatic reliance on men is that their survival options involve

attaching themselves to powerful and/or rich men. Jane is bound to

powerful or rich men several times in the novel: Uncle Reed (and,

later, Aunt Reed and cousin John), Mr. Brocklehurst, Rochester, and

St. John Rivers.

Rochester as a Byronic hero.

The Byronic hero descends from "a character based on Lord Byron's

own characters' a Byronic hero is often "arrogant, mysterious,

haunted by a secret past. Three of the Byronic qualities are at

presented of him when he first met Jane which are his

unpleasantness, arrogance and unappealing appearance. Rochester

swears, has a serious face and is stubborn enough to not require any

help from Jane when he is in obvious pain.