Prejudices in Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte was a writer from the early 1800’s who, under the pseudonym Currer Bell, wrote Jane Eyre. One of the major purposes of Jane Eyre is to expose social prejudices common to society during her time. Bronte exposes prejudices including class, religion, and beauty, and uses different characters to illustrate the problem. Although she points out religion and beauty prejudices, she puts the most emphasis on social class. Bronte focuses primarily on the prejudice of social class, otherwise known as a person’s standing in society. When she was young, both of Jane’s parents died and she was left to her Uncle. A few years later, her Uncle died, leaving Jane to her Aunt who never wanted her. Her and her kids constantly kick her around because of her social class. She uses the Reeds to …show more content…
At the beginning of the story, Jane hides behind a curtain and reads one of John’s books. John finds her and says “You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen’s children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at our mama’s expense”. (1) John seems to believe that because Jane has less money, no parents, or is of a low social class that she is lesser than him and his family. After living at the Reed’s house, her Aunt sends her to Lowood for 8 years, and then she moves on to a place called Thornfield, where she is the governess for Adele. She meets the mysterious Rochester later on, when he decides to visit out of the blue. They get to know each other better and in time, fall in love. Throughout their whole relationship,