The writer of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, uses her main character, Jane, to express her attitudes and values. Author Charlotte Bronte believes in equality, though in her lifetime women were looked down upon and had fewer rights than men did. Jane, her main character, also believes in it, and expresses it throughout the book in the quote, “Women are supposed to be very calm generally; but women feel just as men feel;” (Bronte, 123). Throughout the book you’ll notice she lives her feelings through Jane Eyre. Jane values kindness and truth. She stands up for herself and sticks up for herself and others. She has a strong attitude towards those her are cruel, and voices her opinion to those who believe they can push her around, like when she tells her Aunt Reed how she feels (Bronte, 35-37). Because Charlotte Bronte uses a first person point of view, we are able to see into Jane’s mind and hers, which helps us understand the author. Bronte lives out her feelings and attitudes towards mistreatment of others through Jane, like when Jane tells Helen what she would do to Miss Scatcherd if she mistreated her as she did Helen. She says, “And if I were in your place I should dislike her; I should resist her. If she struck me with that rod, I should get it from her hand; I should break it under her nose.”(Bronte, 59) Charlotte lives out her values and attitudes through her character Jane Eyre.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003.
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