Charlotte Bronté ‘s Approach to Love and Equality With the Book “Jane Eyre” "Jane Eyre" is a book that mentions about England's Victorian Era, its social values, classes, roles of genders and one of the most important samples of Romanticism movement written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronté. Even though it has history over a century, it still protects popularity and its theatre, musical, movie, novel and child book versions are still being published. The author's perfect wording about the themes such as marriage, education, love and equality, social classes, appearances, morality and ethics has a huge role in novel's memorability. Love and equality, which are the most important themes of the novel, are told associated with a relationship of nonequal
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The marriage of Bertha and Mr. Rochester reflects the Victorian Era when there was superiorty of men and women didn’t have the right to comment on something. It is clearly seen Bertha’s imprisonment at home. With respect to Jane Eyre, although Mr Rochester claims that they are equal by saying “Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton?--a machine without feelings?..it is my spirit that addresses your spirit: just as if both had passed through the grave and we stood at God’s feet, equal-- as we are!” (257), she is aware that marriages set on inequality create problems for women. For example , when Jane gets married Mr. Rochester, she will not be his employee but she will live his pocket. So she doesn’t want to marry without having same conditions with Mr. Rochester and escapes to Thornfield to stand on her own legs even if she falls over heels in love. Her idea about inequality precludes her love. Her way of thinking can be seen as a glimmer of hope for Victorian women. In addition, Rochester’s acceptance of equality shows Jane’s achievement against the Victorian period. Because a man is always superior in patriarchal society and thinking at the same position men and women can’t be accepted. Thanks to attidudes of Jane, the idea of men and women equality came into existence on Mr. Rochester’s
The marriage of Bertha and Mr. Rochester reflects the Victorian Era when there was superiorty of men and women didn’t have the right to comment on something. It is clearly seen Bertha’s imprisonment at home. With respect to Jane Eyre, although Mr Rochester claims that they are equal by saying “Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton?--a machine without feelings?..it is my spirit that addresses your spirit: just as if both had passed through the grave and we stood at God’s feet, equal-- as we are!” (257), she is aware that marriages set on inequality create problems for women. For example , when Jane gets married Mr. Rochester, she will not be his employee but she will live his pocket. So she doesn’t want to marry without having same conditions with Mr. Rochester and escapes to Thornfield to stand on her own legs even if she falls over heels in love. Her idea about inequality precludes her love. Her way of thinking can be seen as a glimmer of hope for Victorian women. In addition, Rochester’s acceptance of equality shows Jane’s achievement against the Victorian period. Because a man is always superior in patriarchal society and thinking at the same position men and women can’t be accepted. Thanks to attidudes of Jane, the idea of men and women equality came into existence on Mr. Rochester’s