Examples Of Rejection In Jane Eyre
Throughout history many people have had to endure rejection of many types for many reasons. Some had to do with where they came from. Others had to do with when they lived in history. Both the author, Charlotte Brontë, and her character, Jane Eyre, represent the “outsider,” the free spirit struggling for recognition and self-respect in the face of rejection by a class-ridden and gender-oriented society.
In the novel, the character Jane Eyre is described as a toad, being small, plain and elfish. In a conversation in chapter three between Mrs. Abbot and Bessie, Mrs. Abbot agrees with Bessie that Jane is to be pitied, and then goes on to say, “if she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care
In the novel, the character Jane Eyre is described as a toad, being small, plain and elfish. In a conversation in chapter three between Mrs. Abbot and Bessie, Mrs. Abbot agrees with Bessie that Jane is to be pitied, and then goes on to say, “if she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care