Jane Eyre Critical Analysis

Although most readers of Jane Eyre are engaged and enthralled by the illusion of suspense surrounding the climax of the novel and its subsequent falling action, Charlotte Brontë has in fact already delivered a subtle clue concerning Jane’s situation following the conclusion of the novel’s events through her utilization of a first-person narrative and her experiential familiarity with nineteenth century Victorian society. During this era, women were relegated to domestic tasks and frivolous hobbies that meant to distract them from more satisfying aspirations such as authorship, as Jane desires. However, the existence of the novel Jane Eyre itself foreshadows Jane’s eventual achievement of the personal agency that enables her to explore creative and intellectual

As an unwed governess in the Victorian era, Charlotte Brontë’s protagonist Jane Eyre experiences both personal psychological growth and socioeconomic advancement as she strives to preserve her identity, attain autonomy, and fulfill her desire for true intimacy in the context of the gender-restrictive Victorian culture. Jane’s childhood misconceptions concerning her identity and the path she envisions to realizing her desires are transformed as external forces threaten her fledgling sense of selfhood, which enable her to strengthen her resolve and confidently assert her identity. The childhood Jane suffers while trapped at Gateshead establishes her concept that servitude and emotional restraint are the only avenues available to her attainment of love. The opposition Jane promptly exhibits at this course of action unfolds when Jane attacks John Reed, a malicious cousin who stirs up trouble for Jane with his puerile behavior, in retaliation for the injustice she has tolerated at his hands. As the prejudiced maids transport Jane to the red-room to serve out her punishment, Jane resists their