Human Nature and the principal of what characterizes an individual as a human being plays a strong role in Jane Eyre. Can an individual repress and tame their nature, or is it inherently inescapable? The characters of Jane Eyre are either denying their intrinsic nature by attempting to suppress it, or embracing it as though it is an essential component of human life. Characters which choose to control and suppress their nature and natural tendencies tend to be religious in Jane Eyre. While it makes sense religiously to restrict natural impulses like sexual appetite and avarice, the assumption would be that religious figures would gravitate towards nature and human nature because it would be the epitome of Gods image. However, this is not the
