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Charlotte Bronte, in her novel, Jane Eyre establishes us with a first-hand explanation of a women’s triumph over hardships in the Victorian era. Jane was born in to orphanage, was poor and grew up in a house, with house members who look down upon her. To add to her misfortune, she was a female in the Victorian society, which meant she was already in a subordinate situation to begin with. Throughout the novel, Jane faces many difficulties due to her womanhood, which truly test her spirit and honor. When Charlotte Bronte gave us the character of Jane Eyre, she gives us a standard to feel the suffering and powerlessness of Jane’s situations. The first-person narration helps as Jane’s character shows how to live her harsh conditions as an example for all women to live by.
When Jane is only ten years old, we are shown a glimpse of her strength of character. Facing much resentment and evil in the Reed house, Jane cannot take anymore of it, without having a word of her own and......

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