Themes

Question 1

society

Answer 1

• In a time when society was divided by a strict social hierarchy
• Bronte uses her Buldingsroman novel to present Jane as a character who faces ongoing discrimination due to her position of being middle class
• As a child, woman and Governess, Jane is challenged by the hierarchy which deems her inferior
• Bronte breaks through the class barrier by getting Jane married to Mr Rochester
• However, through much of the novel, Jane feels as though she is an “uncongenial alien”

Question 2

love

Answer 2

in a time when love was merely a proposal based on wealth and class

• Bronte introduces a bold relationship which flourishes through communication and perception
• as they seek a relationship built on truth and fairness
• although Bronte displays the beauty of this unconventional relationship
• she also explores the loss of freedom derived through love for a Victorian woman