When he asks Jane if she likes the Psalms, she gives him an honest answer and says no, although she does enjoy the other stories in the Bible; but his cruel character does not give her credit for the things she has already said. He is outraged by her answer, "No? Oh, shocking!" He continues to tell her that his own young son knows the Psalms by heart for which he is rewarded with gingerbread. He fails to understand that the reward means more to the child than the Psalms themselves. He deludes himself by believing his child is as "pious" as he is. When Jane answers "Psalms are not interesting", he replies "that proves you have a wicked heart to take away your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." This is deeply ironic, as it is obvious from the text that Brocklehurst possess the heart of stone as he lacks compassion, sensitivity and understanding. This is very obvious when we consider he is talking to a ten year old. Bronte deliberately mocks his Evangelical religion, and shows her negative views towards the subject. This certainly suggests that Mr Brocklehurst's religious principles are a mockery of Christianity, that he is an hypocrite who cannot act consistently.
His strong character is impossible for Jane to compete with and she becomes powerless by the end of this extract " I saw myself transformed under Mr Brocklehurst's eye, into an artful, noxious child and what could I do to remedy the injury?" Although he has managed to upset her, she doesn"t want him to know this. He continues to talk about his family, and this reflects more on his mockery of religious principles as he spoils his own daughters. They are finely dressed, which is in complete contrast to the way he treats his pupils at Lowood. His daughter says "they are almost like poor people's children" and "they looked at my dress and mamma's as if they had never seen a silk gown before." His rules for his family compared with his pupils are completely different.
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Charlotte Bronts Jane Eyre stands as one of the most prominent literature works about feminism. The author, by using her personal experience and literary talent, discusses the life, dreams and ideals of women in the Victorian Era. Suppressed by masculine power and social conceptions, the eldest of t...
