The author, Charlotte Bronte, uses her characters to bring out her personal values and attitudes. She uses her main character Jane Eyre to show her perspective. One value I see Jane portray is kindness. Jane seems to treat people the way she wants to be treated; she gives everyone a chance. I think that Charlotte Bronte wanted Jane to be a nice character because she is a nice person. Jane also gives second chances. For example, Jane gives Bessie a second chance. At the beginning of the novel Bessie seems mean. She punishes Jane and locks her in the Red Room (Bronte 16-21) Some people might hold a grudge on people who punish them but Jane gives Bessie another chance. Although Bronte makes Jane a stubborn girl her trait to forgive people makes her and Bessie good friends. Jane also gives Mr. Rochester a second chance. After she finds her is married to a maniac Bertha she leaves him and Thornfield. She later realizes that Mr. Rochester was her true love and decides to forgive his previous mistakes and goes back to him. They marry and live "happily ever after". (Bronte 513-519) In general, I think Charlotte Bronte does a great job of making Jane reveal her attitudes and beliefs. She gives Jane great traits such as forgiveness and kindness but does not make her perfect. Jane has a real personality which makes me think that Charlotte is a real and good person as well.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998. Print.
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