The novel, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë is about a...

The novel, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontà « is about a female character battling societys conservative view on womens rights and roles in civilization. Jane Eyre was written during the Victorian Era when women were seen less than equals to men, but more as property and an asset. At the end of the era was when feminist ideas and the womens suffrage movement began to gain momentum. In the novel, Jane encounters three male characters, Mr.Brocklehurst, Mr. Rochester and Mr. St. John Rivers, who try to restrict her from expressing her thoughts and emotions. In Charlotte Brontà «s novel, Jane Eyre, Victorian ideology influences todays society by making women seem inadequate to men. Brontà « wants to convey that rather than conforming to others†¦show more content†¦As Jane has just come home from visiting her now deceased aunt, Mr. Rochester spots her from a distance and calls forth her presence. Jane pours out her whole heart to him and decides to move to Ireland to forget abou t him. In reply to Jane’s decision, Mr. Rochester commented on her quick choice, in which Jane retorted, â€Å"I am no bird: and no net ensnares me: i am a free human being with an independent will, which i now exert to leave you,† (Border Classics, 255). Earlier in the novel Jane stated that she wanted to be free like a bird but, she changed her mind and made it very clear that she was a â€Å"free human being with an independent will†. Jane proved her independence by leaving Mr. Rochester, even when she knew it would be the only time she would feel happiness in her life. Jane had been â€Å"ensnared† emotionally and physically her whole life. Jane comes back to Thornfield like a bird would return home to its nest because that was where she found comfort and security. By stating that she is a human being with an independent will, Mr. Rochester begins to understand where Jane stands in their relationship. Jane was treated as an equal by Mr. Rochester, whi ch was one of the reasons why she decided to marry him. Women have always been put in a secondary position and never treated as an equal. Since the novel was published, views on women’s rights have improved, but society still sees women inferior to men. Biologically, men are created to be physically stronger, but women