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Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte: A Summary

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Charlotte Bronte writes in the famous novel Jane Eyre,“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” As the writer insists, the freedom will is rooted into women as well, and they fight for their independence as a response to their situation. Even though, most of the Asian cultures portraying the women into the frames of concerned, dutiful, beautiful, caring, weak and underestimating them by defending their rights. Women are expected to play a conservative role in the community. Especially they are considered as the ‘Honor’ of the family; hence, they are responsible for preserving the prestige of the family. While it is true that women are beautiful, care and responsible, it does not necessarily compulsion to determine these are the only features that define a woman. …show more content…

The LTTE women fighters intentionally modified the cultural concepts regarding the external appearance of a Tamil woman. Then they stood up against men to show that they have the physical and mental capability to fight against the violence. Finally, the female fighters washed away the gender-based limitations that encourage the women to experience the struggle for freedom. Shortly, the women fighters in the LTTE replaced the conservative figure of a woman in Tamil community. They changed the traditions that have been adapted for several years and challenged men dominating social structure by expecting a peaceful same floor for both men and women along with the political reasons. Hence, the conclusion is a woman can do whatever she wants to do as Nancy Reagan, the former first lady of United States quoted “A woman is like a tea bag. You never know her strength until she is in hot water”, which explains the teabag as a metaphor for a woman who skilled with bravery and intelligent that need to change the

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