There are many small conflicts in the novel Jane Eyre, but they all come together and create a main conflict. The main conflict in Jane Eyre is with Jane and Edward Rochester. Jane and Edward had a true love until Jane finds out Edward is already married. She finds out he is married to a crazy woman named Bertha as they (Jane and Edward) are getting married. Of course Jane is very hurt by this information. She does not like when people hide the truth. She still loves Edward but it is very hard to stay with someone who is already married. Plus it is illegal. This is where the conflict is. Should Jane stay with Edward or leave Thornfield completely? During chapter 26 Jane contemplates staying or leaving Thornfield. To me this is a internal conflict. It is internal because Jane has to make a personal decision on her own; it is inside her. The reader sees Jane at her lowest point because of this issue. She leaves Thornfield takes all her money to get as far away as possible. (Bronte 369-371)
There are losses and gains with the conflict. Jane and Edward lost her true love and her fiancé. Jane lost her job and then spent all her money trying to get away. Edward lost his good reputation and probably some friends. There were not many gains for Edward or Jane except Jane learned the truth. In the end they get back together but this main conflict effected their whole relationship.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998. Print.
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