Like Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield, 'Jane Eyre' is a bildungsroman, a novel in which the protagonist must undergo a form of spiritual education, to overcome the obstacles they face throughout their lives. In this novel, Jane must overcome her fiery passions that are physically manifested by Jane's 'alter ego' Bertha Mason. Both of these characters, as well as others such as Helen Burns ... of Jane over Bertha, as Bertha is a literal and legal impediment to her and Rochester's betrothal. Furthermore, another character with teeming passions is the young Helen Burns, who is...

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