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Themes of Jane Eyre
- LOVE
- Jane Erye felt a sense of being
valued and belonging from her best
friend, Helen Burns who stayed with
her in Lowood.
- "......I know I
should think well of myself;
but that is not enough; if
others don't love me, I
rather die than live....." (Chapter 8, J.E to H.B)
- "......to gain some real affection from
you, or Miss Temple, or any other
whom I truly love, I would willingly
submit to have the bone of my arm
broken, or to let a bull toss me, or to
stand behind a kicking horse, and let it
dash if hoofs at my chest,"- (Chapter 8, J.E to H.B)
- "......I know I
should think well of myself;
but that is not enough; if
others don't love me, I
rather die than live....." (Chapter 8, J.E to H.B)
- Jane Erye had a feeling of love
towards Edward Rochester, the head of
Thornfield. Although their status is
different, but yet they still loved each
other very much. Even when Edward
Rochester lost his sight and injured
badly in the end, Jane Erye still not
giving up of him and willing to marry
with him. Finally, they lived happily
together and had their own child.
- "......I am strangely glad to get back
again to you; and wherever you are is
my home-my only home." ( Chapter 22, J.E to E.R)
- "......I am my husband's life as fully
as he is mine......To be together is
for us to be at once as free as in
solitude, as gay as in
company......We are precisely suited
in character-perfect concord is the
result." (Chapter 38, J.E)
- "......I will be you rneighbor, your nurse, your
housekeeper. I find you lonely: I will be your
companion-to read to you, to walk with you, to
sit with you, to wait on you, to be eyes and
hands to you. Cease to look so melancholy, my
dear master,; you shall not be left desolate, so
long as I live.' (Chapter 37, J.E to E.R)
- "......I am strangely glad to get back
again to you; and wherever you are is
my home-my only home." ( Chapter 22, J.E to E.R)
- Jane Erye felt a sense of being
valued and belonging from her best
friend, Helen Burns who stayed with
her in Lowood.
- RELIGION
- Jane Erye is a girl who is sceptical of
religion, but does believe in God. Her belief
seems started when she is introduced to
the New Testament by her good friend,
Helen Burns. Jane Erye questioned Helen
about Heaven and God as Helen lies dying
of consumption. This religious footing
seems to become Jane's righteous path of
life.
- "Where is God? What is God?"
"My Maker and yours, who will
never destroy what He created. I
rely implicitly on His power, and
confide wholly in His goodness: I
count the hours till that eventful
one arrives which shall restore
me to Him, reveal Him to me."
(Chapter 9, J.E and H.B)
- "You are sure, then, Helen, that there is
such a place as heaven; and that our
souls can get to it when we die?"
(Chapter 9, J.E)
- "Where is God? What is God?"
"My Maker and yours, who will
never destroy what He created. I
rely implicitly on His power, and
confide wholly in His goodness: I
count the hours till that eventful
one arrives which shall restore
me to Him, reveal Him to me."
(Chapter 9, J.E and H.B)
- Mr. Broklehurst uses religion as an
excuse to punish Jane Erye just
because she dropped her slate
accidentally. This action shows Mr.
Broklehurst's cruelty towards Jane Erye.
- "......You must be on your guard against her; you must shun
her example: if necessary, exclude her from your sports, and
shut her out from you converse. Teachers, you must watch
her: keep your eyes on her movements, weigh well her words,
scrutinise her actions, punish her body to save her soul;-"
(Chapter 7, Brok. to students and techers in Lowwod)
- "......You must be on your guard against her; you must shun
her example: if necessary, exclude her from your sports, and
shut her out from you converse. Teachers, you must watch
her: keep your eyes on her movements, weigh well her words,
scrutinise her actions, punish her body to save her soul;-"
(Chapter 7, Brok. to students and techers in Lowwod)
- When Jane discovered that
Rochester had married with Bertha
Mason before, she locked herself in
the room and prayed to God for help.
- "One idea only still throbbed lifelike within me- a
remembrance of God: it begot an muttered prayer:-'Be
not far from me, for trouble is near: there is none to
help.'"(Chapter 26, J.E)
- "One idea only still throbbed lifelike within me- a
remembrance of God: it begot an muttered prayer:-'Be
not far from me, for trouble is near: there is none to
help.'"(Chapter 26, J.E)
- Again when Jane is trying to resist
succumbing Rochester's passion and a
dishonest marriage with him, she turned to
God.
- "Do as I do: trust
in God and
yourself. Believe
in Heaven. Hope
to meet again
there."(Chapter
27, J.E to E.R)
- "Do as I do: trust
in God and
yourself. Believe
in Heaven. Hope
to meet again
there."(Chapter
27, J.E to E.R)
- John is willing to leave from
England and go to India because
his duty as a missionary to
promote Christianity to people.
- "-God had an errand for me; to bear which afar,
to deliver it well, skill and strength, courage and
eloquence, the best qualifications of soldier,
statesman, and orator, were all needed: for these
all centre in the good missionary." (Chapter 31,
St. J.R)
- "-God had an errand for me; to bear which afar,
to deliver it well, skill and strength, courage and
eloquence, the best qualifications of soldier,
statesman, and orator, were all needed: for these
all centre in the good missionary." (Chapter 31,
St. J.R)
- Jane Erye is a girl who is sceptical of
religion, but does believe in God. Her belief
seems started when she is introduced to
the New Testament by her good friend,
Helen Burns. Jane Erye questioned Helen
about Heaven and God as Helen lies dying
of consumption. This religious footing
seems to become Jane's righteous path of
life.
- SOCIAL
CLASS
- Jane was treated badly in
Gateshead as she was in lowest
class. She always being bullied
by Reeds cousins, especially
John Reed.
- "You have no business to take our books; you are a
dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left
you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with
gentleman's children like us, and eat the same meals we do,
and wear clothes at our mama's expense."(Chapter 1, John
Reed to J.E)
- "You have no business to take our books; you are a
dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left
you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with
gentleman's children like us, and eat the same meals we do,
and wear clothes at our mama's expense."(Chapter 1, John
Reed to J.E)
- When Jane found out Edward
Rochester will be married with Miss
Ingram, she insisted to leave
Thornfield. Rochester ignored her
wish and commanded her to stay in
Thornfield, Jane felt angry because
Rochester treated her as someone
who would only listen to his orders,
but not a free human being.
- "-Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain,
and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think
wrong!-I have as much soul as you, - and full as
much heart! And if God had gifted me with some
beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as
hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave
you."(Chapter 23, J.E to E.R)
- "-Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain,
and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think
wrong!-I have as much soul as you, - and full as
much heart! And if God had gifted me with some
beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as
hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave
you."(Chapter 23, J.E to E.R)
- When Jane worked as a governor of Adele
Varens in Thornfield, she met with Rochester.
During the conversation, Rochester always
analysed Jane's word by using his own
understanding. This made Jane felt angry towards
Rochester, thinking that he was not respecting on
her just because she was a woman who was had
lower social position than Rochester.
- "I don't think, sir, you
have a right to command
me, merely because you
are older than I, or
because you have seen
more of the world than I
have; your claim to
superiority depends on
the use you have made of
your time and
experience."
- "I don't think, sir, you
have a right to command
me, merely because you
are older than I, or
because you have seen
more of the world than I
have; your claim to
superiority depends on
the use you have made of
your time and
experience."
- Jane was treated badly in
Gateshead as she was in lowest
class. She always being bullied
by Reeds cousins, especially
John Reed.
- GENDER
ROLES
- In Victorian Age, women should
behave and talk properly and
politely. However, Jane dare to scold
Mrs. Reed that she is a bad,
hard-hearted, and deceitful woman.
- "Ere I had finished this reply, my soul
began to expand, to exult, with the
strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I
ever felt. It seemed as if an invisible bond
had burst, and that I had struggled out
into unhoped-for liberty." (Chapter 4,J.E
to Mrs. Reed)
- "Ere I had finished this reply, my soul
began to expand, to exult, with the
strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I
ever felt. It seemed as if an invisible bond
had burst, and that I had struggled out
into unhoped-for liberty." (Chapter 4,J.E
to Mrs. Reed)
- Women also should obey the men' words.
However, Jane is brave to fight against the
rule by expressing her opinion about the love
relationship between St. John Rivers and
Rosamond Oliver towards John.R. This
shocked John. R. because Jane dares to
speak out her opinion like a man should did.
- "Again the surprised expression crossed his
face. He had not imagined that a woman would
dare to speak so to a man. For me, I felt at
home in this sort of discourse. I could never
rest in communication with strong, discreet,
and refined minds, whether male or female, till
I had passed the outworks of conventional
reserve, and crossed the threshold of
confidence, and won a place by their heart's
very hearthstone."(Chapter 32,St. John River
and J.E)
- "Again the surprised expression crossed his
face. He had not imagined that a woman would
dare to speak so to a man. For me, I felt at
home in this sort of discourse. I could never
rest in communication with strong, discreet,
and refined minds, whether male or female, till
I had passed the outworks of conventional
reserve, and crossed the threshold of
confidence, and won a place by their heart's
very hearthstone."(Chapter 32,St. John River
and J.E)
- In Victorian Age, women should
behave and talk properly and
politely. However, Jane dare to scold
Mrs. Reed that she is a bad,
hard-hearted, and deceitful woman.
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