Essay Archive - Religion in Jane Eyre
Religion in Jane Eyre
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 not know how to speak pleasantly to them. Mrs.
Reed, possesses a higher standing in society. Due to Jane's lower class standing,
Mrs....
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