1. Female Characters in Jane Eyre
... for salvation in the afterlife. Helen is metaphorically linked with 'Rasselas' a moralistic novel that concluded that human happiness was elusive; therefore in some ways she is the dichotomy of Jane, who seeks love and happiness in harmony with autonomy. However, they share certain characteristics including their passions (though Helen is far more discrete with expressing hers). Spurr argues that " ... ;In the contrast of the attitudes of Jane and Helen, Bronte is revealing the crisis of faith in the mid 19th century, the growing suspicion about external rewards and punishments a...
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