1847Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
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Quotes
Quotes · Jane Eyre
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“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.”
Jane says this to Rochester while expressing her desire for freedom and equality in love.p. “Do you think I am an automaton? - a machine without feelings?”
Jane speaks these words when defending her emotions and dignity against social inequality.p. “I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
Jane reflects on choosing emotional truth over cold social respectability.p. “Reader, I married him.”
This famous line shows Jane finally taking control of her own story and choices.p. “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity.”
Helen Burns says this to Jane, teaching her the value of forgiveness and inner peace.p. “Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart.”
The novel reflects on how deeply society’s judgments and class divisions affect people.p.