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... Jane didn’t have the physicality or the wealth to signify her a lady. So Bronte appropriately compares her to Georgiana Reed and Blanche Ingram who epitomize female perfection at the time, in order to emphasize what Jane lacks. In accordance with Victorian society, Jane can not be placed in that category for females, and so is expected to conform to the lowly and accepting life of an orphan. ... Reed isolates Jane in the house, branding her as "less than a servant", because she does not earn her keep and does not have the means to. By calling her cousin John a "murderer", "slave driver" and "Roman Emperor", Jane emphasizes her recognition of the corruption inherent in the ruling classes. As she is dragged away to the red-room following her fight with John Reed, Jane resists her captors like a "rebel slave", emphasizing the oppression she suffers because of her class status. ... Reed and Jane, as it was something that no Victorian child would dare do. ...
These incidents establish that Jane is strong both in mind and character, qualities most 19th century women were oblivious to. ...
These ideals of Jane’s were strongly opposed by that of Eliza and Georgiana Reed, who in contrast are quite typically the idyllic 19th century girls. Unlike Jane, the Reed girls are not ambitious or want an education. ...
The first person narrative in which it is written engages the reader in Jane’s life, so much so that it becomes apparent that Jane does not once apologize for standing up to the men, or higher class women that aim to oppress her.
Approximate Word count = 1276
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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