Jane Eyre Quotes

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Hello everyone, I’m Alondra and today I’ll be sharing one of my favorite quotes from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The gothic novel deals with themes that we still face today like gender, morals, and religion but comes about these topics in a romantic tale of the title character. A quote that captures the essence of the story and shows us the meaning of independence is in chapter 23 where Jane states, “I am no bird; and no one ensnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.” (p.g. 272) Although at first sight, the quote may not be as powerful. But after gaining some of the context behind it, the real gravity of the text starts to come through. Jane has always been compared to a bird, a wild bird

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