In Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, the protagonist Jane lacks power throughout most of the novel. There are four main people who hold this power over her: Mrs. Reed, Mr. Brocklehurst, Rochester and St. John. Mrs. Reed holds this power as Jane is just a child when she’s in Reed’s care. An example of this occurs when she locks Jane into the red room and won’t let her out even when Jane pleads. This shows Jane as powerless as she can’t do anything to get herself out of the room and remains locked in until Mrs. Reed decides to let her out. In this scenario, Mrs. Reed has complete control of Jane. St. John is another character that holds power over Jane. This can be seen on page 339, where she talks about how he has this hold over her. She mentions
