Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre was published in 1847, and although it was written over 150 years ago, it still continues to be an important piece of literature. Bronte does an excellent job displaying how Jane Eyre develops as a character. Throughout Jane’s development one thing never changes, and that is her strong sense of justice.
One example of how Jane Eyre displays an extreme sense of justice is with Mrs. Reed, her malicious aunt. Jane lives with Mrs. Reed throughout the first ten years of her life, and it is not a pleasant experience. Although an innocent child, she was punished cruelly and treated like a caged animal. Before Jane leaves to go to her new school, Lowood, she displays her first sense of justice verbally with Mrs. …show more content…
Whether it is for herself or for others, as in this case for Helen, she is always fighting. She believes so strongly in it that she becomes emotional with her “tears, hot and large” (74). You can learn a lot about a person through their body language, especially the eyes. While living at Thornfield, a fortune teller appears and speaks to every lady who is single, including Jane. When it is Jane’s turn, the fortune teller gives Jane information about her face: “the flame flickers in the eye; the eye shines like dew” (211). The flame that the fortune teller speaks of is Jane’s sense of justice. It is her sense of righteousness; the dew on the other hand, is her sense of purity. Although she will go to extreme lengths to obtain justice, she would never do it in an impure manner. In conclusion, the world can learn a lot through Jane’s character. Her development as a character was exquisite, and although she changed her views on some things, she did not change her strong sense of justice. It is clear that that is well kept throughout the entire novel. As a matter of fact, Bronte herself seems to have learned what justice truly is throughout Jane Eyre. Because Bronte lived in the Victorian times and was a Victoria woman herself, it was difficult to speak ones mind and stand up for oneself. It seems as if she had Jane say everything she wanted to, while coming to terms with justice
One example of how Jane Eyre displays an extreme sense of justice is with Mrs. Reed, her malicious aunt. Jane lives with Mrs. Reed throughout the first ten years of her life, and it is not a pleasant experience. Although an innocent child, she was punished cruelly and treated like a caged animal. Before Jane leaves to go to her new school, Lowood, she displays her first sense of justice verbally with Mrs. …show more content…
Whether it is for herself or for others, as in this case for Helen, she is always fighting. She believes so strongly in it that she becomes emotional with her “tears, hot and large” (74). You can learn a lot about a person through their body language, especially the eyes. While living at Thornfield, a fortune teller appears and speaks to every lady who is single, including Jane. When it is Jane’s turn, the fortune teller gives Jane information about her face: “the flame flickers in the eye; the eye shines like dew” (211). The flame that the fortune teller speaks of is Jane’s sense of justice. It is her sense of righteousness; the dew on the other hand, is her sense of purity. Although she will go to extreme lengths to obtain justice, she would never do it in an impure manner. In conclusion, the world can learn a lot through Jane’s character. Her development as a character was exquisite, and although she changed her views on some things, she did not change her strong sense of justice. It is clear that that is well kept throughout the entire novel. As a matter of fact, Bronte herself seems to have learned what justice truly is throughout Jane Eyre. Because Bronte lived in the Victorian times and was a Victoria woman herself, it was difficult to speak ones mind and stand up for oneself. It seems as if she had Jane say everything she wanted to, while coming to terms with justice