feminism in jane erye

In this novel Charlotte Bronte personifies her philosophy through the main character of Jane. As Jane matures from child to woman her strength of character is what makes her memorable. Through her endurance, moral convictions, and intense emotional capacity Jane is shown as the epidemy of feminism. Jane’s strength to endure harsh circumstances is shown throughout the novel. The novel "arrests attention in its opening chapters by disclosing an individual character enmeshed in, yet independent of, unusual circumstances" (Tillotson 28). Under the care of her aunt, Jane must endure a loveless childhood. She is always seen as an outsider looking in. Jane’s strength is shown by her lack of self-pity. Although she is like a terrified cornered animal she fights back with intellectual and imaginative re

sourcefulness (Tillotson 28-29). "There is no emotional indulgence in Jane’s childhood sufferings" (Craik 77). This behavior is continued with her stay at Lowood school. Here she continues to be neglected and ignored. Only through her friendship of Miss Temple and Helen Burns is she shown hope. The school section shows "the mind of the child that was going to grow into Jane Erye, the woman. Every incident and every character has a bearing on the growth of Jane into a woman of passion and absolute moral integrity" (Ewbank 174) As Jane enters a new phase of her life, at Thornfield, her endurance is once again tested. Her relationship with Mr. Rochester causes emotional conflict from its beginning. Mr. Rochester persists in making physical and emotional barbs at Jane while awakening all her hidden desires. This contradiction causes Jane great emotional turmoil. The culmination of this conflict is the wedding scene. Upon finding out her love’s betrayal, Jane is left in emotional chaos. "After the tumult that follows the interrupted wedding, Jane is finally left alone to think and to receive in her consciousness the full impact of the blow" (Ewbank 182). She assesses her situation and comes to the conclusion that she must leave. Another characteristic presented by Jane is her moral conviction. This strength begins to come forth with her relationship with Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester awakens all of Jane’s greatest desires. She sees her attraction to him as a dilemma that must be avoided. "Jane, who cares passionately for Mr. Rochester, preserves her detachment from him" (Craik 73). The emotions between Mr. Rochester and Jane become so intense that "by the time this marriage is reached it has come to represent the resolution of moral and emotional conflicts" (Craik 72). Those conflicts become even more profound with the wedding’s interruption. At this point Jane realizes that her love has no hope. She said, "The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hop

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