Theme Of Women In Jane Eyre

How are women 's lives portrayed in literary works? What expectations do women characters have? Women in literary works are generally portrayed as pretty, dainty, girly, weak, or gentle minded, and that is what is usually expected specifically in a love story. This is not the case in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre, the main character, is no stereotype. She is strong willed, smart, responsible, and knows what she deserves in her life. That 's why Jane Eyre can be viewed in a feminist lens. She is unique and does not conform to the social standards set for women in her time. In Jane Eyre, the male and female characters share many traits, and it cause unresolved conflict in the story. Mrs. Reed and St. John shared some similarities

In life, it is usually girls/ women who are looking for love and dream of getting married and having a family, and usually men think more about their future in terms of a career and things like that. Jane always dreamed about getting away from the Reeds and getting a job. She was always reading and trying to gain as much knowledge as she could, and this is not typical. On the contrary, Rochester 's life was always revolved around love and marriage. Rochester was in love with a woman named Celine, but she cheated on him and he got jealous. This is also odd because men are usually deemed “cheaters” over women. Next, he was searching for love and met Blanche Ingram, he was going to marry her, but did not love her so he didn’t. Later we find out that he married a woman named Bertha, and although it was for money, it was a valid marriage. Bertha turned out to be clinically insane, so, Rochester locked her up and hid her. So when Rochester and Jane fell in love with each other, and were going to get married, Jane found out about Bertha. Rochester and Jane truly loves each other but Jane refused to be a mistress because of the respect she has for herself. This shows how women and men relate to each other more than society wants to