In the Victorian Age in England, many new ideas were in the air, but unfortunately for most, those ideas were being locked up and left for individuals to deal with. One of the upcoming ideals that was floating around was the idea that a women could possibly be an independent human and it not be found out of the ordinary. Commonly, if we look back in history, women are “supposed” to be married. It is a part of life, where the woman leaves the home and serves the man she marries, but if a woman were to avoid this, she may be considered an old hag who is an outcast from society. However in the Victorian Age, many woman did not want to submit the rest of their lives to a man, and became weary of the idea of marriage. They could either marry and
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However with this marriage Jane has to cattier for Rochester due to losing his right hand and suffering other injuries in a fire that destroyed Thornfield, caused by his former and crazed wife. Though this may seem a little unsettling to the common eye, Jane has a quite different outlook on the situation. In her mind, it is finally okay to go through with a marriage because she will no longer be considered to be a mistress to him like she would when his wife was still alive. It was also ideal to Jane that she have to care for Rochester, and be by his side and aid to his every need. Though it would have been a hassle for other woman, Jane sees it that she is no longer going to be told what to do by a man or higher standing individual, but rather the opposite. She could help Rochester and they would be happy together, “All my confidence is bestowed on him; all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character-perfect concord is the result.” They were meant to be and all the doubts about marriage Jane had had were cast away. She was in fact, in a relationship with a man who loved her more than anything, with a baby that resembled Rochester, and living the life she had so long waited all her life. Jane Eyre was finally happy. The same Jane who had been an outcast in her childhood home, sent away from Gateshead to
However with this marriage Jane has to cattier for Rochester due to losing his right hand and suffering other injuries in a fire that destroyed Thornfield, caused by his former and crazed wife. Though this may seem a little unsettling to the common eye, Jane has a quite different outlook on the situation. In her mind, it is finally okay to go through with a marriage because she will no longer be considered to be a mistress to him like she would when his wife was still alive. It was also ideal to Jane that she have to care for Rochester, and be by his side and aid to his every need. Though it would have been a hassle for other woman, Jane sees it that she is no longer going to be told what to do by a man or higher standing individual, but rather the opposite. She could help Rochester and they would be happy together, “All my confidence is bestowed on him; all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character-perfect concord is the result.” They were meant to be and all the doubts about marriage Jane had had were cast away. She was in fact, in a relationship with a man who loved her more than anything, with a baby that resembled Rochester, and living the life she had so long waited all her life. Jane Eyre was finally happy. The same Jane who had been an outcast in her childhood home, sent away from Gateshead to