This novel very well reflects the social behavior of the time period. Many qualities about how the people act showed this. The way people showed affection to one another was not like they do today. For example, Mr. Rochester flirted around with Blanche Ingram while being in a relationship with Jane. I know that cheating goes on today, but the way Mr. Rochester did it, was unlike how cheating happens today. Also, the way the Lowood school ran very much reflected the time period. They sat in a large room and had their lessons read out to them and then they must recite the lessons to their teacher to show that they had learned it. That is very much different from how schools run today. The setting of the book is in the areas of northern England. The novel seems like it takes place there due to how the houses worked, having manors and such.
I believe that the symbolic significance of the novel is that the love story within it was different that most love stories you would read. This difference also is why so many people enjoyed this book. Instead of a smooth flowing, perfect relationship, the novel described a complicated relationship with ups and downs like no other. That is why the novel is such a popular classic.
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