... treated as a commodity and their values were not taken seriously by the males of the time. This is entirely relevant to the fact that Bronte had to write under the alias 'Currer Bell' as not only would her ideas be considered insane, but they would be entirely disregarded ... if written by a woman, and would probably never be published. Both Jane and Bronte believe that "women suffer from too rigid a restraint" and Jane spends her life searching for independence and belonging, which some would argue ... passions (though Helen is far more discrete with expressing hers). Spurr argues...

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