Charlotte a Bronte's British novel, Jane Eyre, revolutionized the role of a woman through the character of Jane Eyre. The romance novel begins with Jane who is an unloved orphan, being physically and mentally abused by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and cousins in Gateshead. Mrs Reed then sends her to Lowood School. He makes friends, but suffers from depression. Then Jane becomes governess at Thornfield Hall, where she doesn't even realize that she has fallen in love with Rochester, the owner of the estate. She leaves to find her family, finding St. John Rivers, and then leaves him after he proposes to her. Jane decides to go live the rest of her life with Rochester, her first love who loves her back. Bronte uses conflict and symbols to express Jane's character throughout the novel. Jane encounters belief, love, and logic throughout the novel to establish who she truly is. Jane has very strong beliefs and this is what kept her logic in check. An example of Jane fighting for what she believes in is when she is taken to the red room, where she is locked because she reacted to John Reed, her cousin, when he hit her. “I resisted all the way: a new thing for me” (Page 9). Jane makes this bold statement while Bessie, a servant, is taking her to the red room where she will be locked because she reacted when John Reed hit her. Mrs Reed, Jane's uncle's wife, allows her children to torment Jane, even the servants of Gateshead Hall torment Jane with useless words, just to seem superior to her. Jane spoke for once, at just 10 years old, and then was put in the red room out of defiance, where her uncle died. Jane then has a meltdown because she claims she saw ghosts in the room... middle of paper... she broke in and realized her place and left the toxic environment St. John brought her . When Jane realizes that she was very privileged and lucky to be with Rochester before, she leaves St. John to join Rochester. Jane says that "to look at Mr. Rochester's face was to feel that not a second's delay would be tolerated for any purpose" (331). Jane became eager to marry Rochester, after finding love within herself and Rochester. Jane encounters belief, love, and logic throughout the novel to establish her true identity. Jane finally feels liberated and free to complete her twin quests for independence and family. He is able to use his logic and beliefs to decipher what love is in his perspective, as well as use love to make logical decisions and to determine what he firmly believes..
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