The hero in the book Jane Eyre is Jane Eyre! Jane Eyre is stubborn, kind, independent, merciful and forgiving. She is stubborn when she wants information, needs time to make a decision, or if she is being withheld of facts, like when she makes Rochester wait while she decides if she will accept his proposal or not (Bronte, 295-296). She is kind and independent and says, “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.”(Bronte, 294) She stays true to herself. She is merciful and forgiving, like when she forgives her Aunt Reed after all she had done to her. Instead of cursing her for being so evil to her, Jane forgave her, and told her, ““Love me, then, or hate me, as you will,” I said at last, “you have my full and free forgiveness; ask now for God’s and be at peace.”” (Bronte, 278) Jane accomplishes something that all of us strive to do in life. She is wise in times of trouble and strife. She chooses what she thinks is best for her and for others, no matter how it hurts her. She represents the abstract idea of wisdom.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003.
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