... ego' Bertha Mason. Both of these characters, as well as others such as Helen Burns are all females who are constrained by societal conventions, yet subvert them, and arise with great force. From Jane's early ordeals with the Reed family, it is evident that she is a fiercely passionate character, who at times struggles to deal with the oppressive patriarchal society she ... for religion never wavers and although Bronte is questioning the form of religion she and many others devote themselves to, it is undoubted that she emerges with great force. Bronte subverts the societal expectations ...

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