Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre:
Unique Proto-Feminism Heroine in the Art of Classics Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 classic novel Jane Eyre, is a Bildungsroman genre, which the protagonist gives in depth his/her emotions throughout the length of their growth from childhood to adulthood. When Jane (the narrator) refers to us as “[r]eader” it ultimately provides an intimate connection and conversation personally with us the readers with Jane. In addition, Brontë’s voice is heard through Jane’s point of view of feminism, social class/status, freedom, religion, and gender roles, especially during these times, in the setting of the nineteenth century in parts of northern Europe. Jane immediately captivates the reader at the commencement of the story with her intellectual, witty and sophisticated thoughts as a ten year old orphan child living at the
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Reed (her aunt) and her horrible cousins (John, Eliza, & Georgiana). Mrs. Reed who persistently asked for Jane to “make [herself] agreeable” is punished for the repercussion of her behavior of ever being passionate, so she was locked up in the “red room”. Undoubtedly, the motifs for example: the repetition of red furniture, gothic mood, and emphasis of words "seldom [and] solemn” (Brontë 13) stand for a vital symbolism of the characterization of Jane with passion, anger, and independence. However, after being accused of her “tendency for deceit” by Mrs. Reed; Jane is then sent to an educational school for “orphaned” girls at Lowood Institution. She lives through a hardship of situations, including the tragic death of an older friend Helen Burns. The conflict that is found throughout the novel is internal; Jane struggles with her belief in God (Christianity), conscience, and passion. Later, at the age of eighteen, she advertises to become a governess and is immediately acquired at Thornfield Hall. Now—it is obvious of Brontë’s character, Jane, and