Jane Eyre-an Extension Of Charlotte Bronte

While reading this novel, I was able to look directly into the heart of Jane Eyre through the eyes of Charlotte Bronte. The author of Jane Eyre lived a very similar life to the heroine. There are so many similarities between Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre that one must conclude without a shadow of a doubt that they are the same people. Both fathers were reverends, both mothers di

Many critics thought that Jane Eyre was supposed to be a secret biography of Charlotte Bronte. The critics, I focused on however, supported the theme I found; that dehumanization caused her desire for belonging. Jane is never once in the novel referred to what she is, and that is a woman. She is constantly put down as a child being called several animal names, as well as referring to her as an evil spirit. She is never looked at as a child. She is never innocent and is looked at as something to be aware of. At the Lowood School for Girls, she is called a liar and very bad company, to which the school is warned to stay away from. However, in this school she has finally found acceptance in the eyes of a few, her dear friend Helen and her kind schoolmistress Miss Temple. When she moves on to Thornfield Hall, Jane is approached by the same name-calling, only this time the tone is friendly. Mr. Rochester treats her as a pet. He calls her bird, imp, and fairy. He dehumanizes her just as everyone else in her life has done. The critics found excellent examples and a strong theme that follows Jane through the novel.

Jane Eyre did not let society take away her chance of happiness. She persevered through constant dehumanization to take herself to higher places of self-satisfaction. Jane never wavered from w

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