John Steinbeck's Use Of Binary Opposition In Jane Eyre

For this paper I chose to use the binary opposition between Jane and Mark. Jane is a rational person. She knows when something is appropriate or can see the whole truth in everything whereas Mark sees what he wants to. He will do anything to feel important and included. Because of Mark’s attitude towards her and his job, Jane is becoming increasingly exasperated with him. In the beginning of chapter one, she expresses her annoyance about the fact that Mark usually misses dinner with his wife, and even when he is home he isn’t there mentally. Jane believes a marriage is supposed to be a joyful thing, having a companion there to be with. In reality, Mark is only focused on getting the attention he thinks that he deserves from other people that he believes to be more important than Jane.
Her rational side was telling her not to. If she were to go she would no longer have the life she has now. All of her rational thoughts would almost certainly be questioned if she were to admit that her dreams come true. She must have decided that she wanted something different because she then admits that she had seen Mr. Hingest’s death. I think that she does want to do something different, but her original ways are still making her cautious of what is going on. She tells us that she doesn’t want to take sides on something that she does not fully understand. Her rationality makes is difficult to trust someone she doesn’t know all too well and because of this, she is now very wary about joining something she has no information on. She came up with a rational plan that won’t force her to take any side that she is unsure about. She will cooperate, but not join their