Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte, in her novel, Jane Eyre establishes us with a first-hand explanation of a women’s triumph over hardships in the Victorian era. Jane was born in to orphanage, was poor and grew up in a house, with house members who look down upon her. To add to her misfortune, she was a female in the Victorian society, which meant she was already in a subordinate situation to begin with. Throughout the novel, Jane faces many difficulties due to her womanhood, which truly test her spirit and honor. When Charlotte Bronte gave us the character of Jane Eyre, she gives us a standard to feel the suffering and powerlessness of Jane’s situations. The first-person narration helps as Jane’s character shows how to live her harsh conditions as an example for all women to live by.

When Jane is only ten years old, we are shown a glimpse of her strength of character. Facing much resentment and evil in the Reed house, Jane cannot take anymore of it, without having a word of her own and confronts Mrs. Reed about it: “ I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed: and this book about the liar, you may give to your girl Georgiana, for it is she who tells lies, and not I. “ ( Bronte 46) This quotation shows portrays Jane’s passion and toughness as she can no longer hold in what she believes is right for herself. This is a huge turning point in Jane’s life, it is one that greatly affects her for the rest of her life. After continuing her redemption to Mrs. Reed, Jane’s passion kicks in again and she feels over-powered. “Ere I had finish this reply, my soul began to expand, to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I ever felt.” (Bronte 46) This gives Jane a sense of confidence in herself to go out in the world and be what she wants to be. She directly addresses a fear, stood up for her self and in the process, gained