1. Examples of Feminism in Jane Eyre
a. Jane believes that she can sustain herself, by herself.
b. She believes that all human beings should be treated equally.
c. She works hard in school to be able to get a job.
d. She doesn’t believe that men are in charge of everything.
e. She refuses to give in to other people who feel that they are better than her.
f. Example: “No, sir; I am an independent woman now.” (Bronte 366) She goes out and tells Mr. Rochester that she is able to make it on her own. Even though she decides to stay with him, she wants to make it clear that she could live a happy life if she were to live alone.
2. How Jane Was Different than Most People of the Time
a. She was defiant against people who tried to control her.
b. She believed that she could make it by on her own without the help of anyone else
c. She was a hardworking woman
d. She wanted to work even after she was married to a wealthy man.
e. She believed that women were just as good as men.
f. Example: “I am a free human being with an independent will.” (Bronte 330) Jane is asserting that she is no different than any other human, male and female alike. She has just as many rights as a man of the time in her opinion.
g. Jane disagreed that women were owned by their husbands, and didn’t have any free will of their own. She fought and worked hard to show people that, even as a woman, you can accomplish great things in your life.
3. Jane’s Accomplishments
a. Jane survived an abusive childhood.
b. Made it though Lowood School, which was a very strictly run school.
c. She became well educated enough to become a teacher and eventually a governess for a young girl.
d. She eventually married and became a strong-willed wife to Mr. Edward Rochester. She was not the submissive, innocent, cannot-fend-for-herself kind of wife.
She lived a happy and wealthy life and never had to become the “perfect” wife everyone of the time expected her to be.
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