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Religion in "Jane Eyre ", Charlotte Bronte
Title: Religion in "Jane Eyre ", Charlotte Bronte
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 1348 | Pages: 5.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Religion in "Jane Eyre ", Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte addresses the theme of Religion in the novel Jane Eyre using many
characters as symbols. Bronte states, 'Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness
is not religion'(preface v). In Jane Eyre, Bronte supports the theme that customary actions
are not always moral through the conventional personalities of Mrs. Reed, Mr.
Brocklehurst, and St. John Rivers.
The novel begins in Gateshead Hall when Jane must stay away from her aunt and
cousins because she does …showed first 75 words of 1348 total…
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uses Mr.Rochester as a contrast to Mrs. Reed, Mr. Brocklehurst, and St. John Rivers. Mr.
Rochester changes his conventional ways, and then is able to live a more moral and happy
life. The characters Mrs. Reed, Mr. Brocklehurst, and St. John lead their lives in
conventional and self-righteous ways and Bronte portrays them to be corrupt. This idea
supports the main theme in JaneEyre, 'Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness
is not religion'.
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