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In Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, the main character, Jane Eyre, is a low-class feminist woman that stands up for herself and is not afraid to express her opinion in public. Throughout the novel, she receives two completely different proposals for marriage, one from Mr. Rochester and one from St. John Rivers. Mr. Rochester is a rich and intelligent man who is captures by Jane’s wit. St. John Rivers is a conservative and religious man led by the Church. John finds in Jane an incredible generosity and goodwill. Jane finally chooses Rochester over St. John Rivers because she finds a man who will love her truly and cherish her actions and opinions.

Mr. Rochester describes himself as “hard and tough as an India-rubber ball.” (142) He is a harsh man who sometimes can be mistaken for an aggressive man, one of his weaknesses. On the other hand, one of Rochester’s strengths is that he is a man with an active social life. Jane opines that “Mr. Rochester is so talented and......

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