Stereotypes In Jane Erye

In the novel Jane Erye by Charlotte Bronte, the main character, Jane Erye, doesn’t always fit the stereotype of the typical victorian women. Throughout the story we can see differences in her actions and personality compared to other women of the story. Jane’s odd behavior lead to major parts of the story.
An average women in Jane Erye is treated like they were fragile, weak, and unable to live without a man. Most women were uneducated and didn’t have jobs like men. They were expected to be rely on a man. They married not for love but for titles. Women were only needed to cook, clean, and take care of children and had little to no rights against men.
Jane Erye didn’t follow many of these expectations. In the very beginning of the story, as a child she often fought against …show more content…
Rochester. Later she finds out that he is also in love with her. Mr Rochester asks her to marry him, but is undecided. Jane finds out that he is already married and he has locked her away on the third floor because she is insane. At once she decides to leave Thornfield and Mr. Rochester. On page 363 she announces that she is leaving him. “Jane, you understand what I want from you? Just promise - ‘I will be yours, Mr Rochester.” “Mr Rochester, I will not be yours” Jane replied. After she left a man named St. John asked for married, she turned him down and states, “Nonsense again! Marry! I don’t want to marry, and never shall marry.” This shows that unlike most women of that era she turned down a marriage proposal and is unsure about the idea of being married.
Jane’s rebellious acts against the typical stereotype had negative and positive effects on her life. She was called wicked and ran away from Rochester, but she was educated and in the end married Rochester for love. By Jane story Bronte shows that women can create her own path and that they don't need a husband to live or make