A Journey to Independence and Self-actualization

Abstract

In writing the story of an orphan girl, Charlotte Bronte refl ected that women in England were in a miserable plight but they wanted to free themselves from the constriction of men so Charlotte created Jane Eyre who dared to revolt against those unfair common customs and strive for the same equal rights as men. More than one hundred years later when this novel is read again, Jane Eyre is still counted as one of excellent literary works, bearing historical meaning and realistic signifi cance. Jane’s struggling growth journey, the theme and value of the novel are the main topics of detailed discussion in the present paper.