... merely an excerpt into the authority a female could command, with or without a face 'worthy' of a man's attention. Jane Eyre is in some ways the epitome of the plain, powerful voice Charlotte strove to lend a platform to. Reserved, dignified, and rigidly against the grain ... , she has the power to deceive him as he deceived her. As a book that safely passes the Bechdel test, the feminine gusto of Jane Eyre may have aged with time, but it remains to pack a punch in light of the era of its publication. It is through this medium ... confident unconventionality. Despite the powerful dep...

• Word Count: 2473
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate