Jane Eyre as Feminist Role Model for all Women
In 1837 critic Robert Southey wrote to Charlotte Bronte, "Literature
cannot be the business of a woman's life, and it ought not to be. The more
she is engaged in her proper duties, the less leisure will she have for it,
even as an accomplishment and a recreation," (Gaskell 102). This opinion
was not held by only one person, but by many. Indeed, it is this attitude,
one that debases women and their abilities, to which Charlotte Bronte
responds with Jane Eyre. The purpose of Jane Eyre, not only the novel, but
also the character herself as a cultural heroine, is to transform a
primeval society, one which devalues women and their contributions, into a
nobler order of civilization (Craig 57). The effectiveness of Bronte's
argument is due to both her motivation and approach. Bronte found her
motivation from the experiences she had undergone while living in the
Victorian era. Her approach in advocating social reform is to establish
Jane as a model for readers. Readers are meant to examine Jane's life,
especially the manner in which she handles problems or confrontations in
her relationships, and to follow her example in their own lives. Just as
we see Jane as a model of a woman successful in asserting her self-worth,
we are also given a warning about the possible outcome of failure to
realize self-worth in Bertha Rochester. This facet will also be discussed
briefly. Bronte uses the motivation of personal experiences to create the
life of Jane Eyre in which we see the quest for social betterment through
her relationships.
Bronte herself experienced the social ...
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...ler civilization that realizes the
worth of women.
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