In the novel Jane faces many barriers due to her social and economic situation. Jane significantly stuggles because of the ambiguity of her social standing. While she is well educated and mannered, she is an orphan with no wealth of her own. She begins working for Rochester as his inferior. As she begins to develop feelings for him she faces a great internal struggle as she understands her economic sitution and for such reasons doubts Rochester could ever be involved with her. Even after Rochester admitts his love to her, she is unable to accept his commitment until she is able to recieve her uncles inheritance in order to be on the the same economic and social level as he.
In the US today, more woman attend college than men, students are given equal opportunities, and our current president was once significantly economically disadvantaged. I feel blessed to live in a nation where I can be regarded for what I am capable of achieving and not limited to the situation I was born into. I only hope that we, as well as other nations, continue to work towards equality.
~Vanessa S
yea i agree with you, its nice to live in this country where equal opportunity is open to everyone, maybe not equal in all terms but well enough to consider it better than Jane's time. It was a good book to read and it showed how woman were treated and seen in that time, it teaches us and we can appreciate that now we can all live in a society full of equal rights for all.
ReplyDelete-Danny D.
I also have thought about this, except I have read Tess. Unlike Jane, Tess was uneducated but very giving and kind. She was raped but in her society at her time, that was considered immoral. And instead of helping her, they viewed her as tainted, which affected her whole life. So it was interesting to look at today's society and see how much it has changed. The fact that we all have the opportunity to receive education and the "unmentionable" are now casual and spoken of everyday.
ReplyDeleteBoa K.