Jane Eyre (Pride in the Novel)

Pride Within “Jane Eyre” Within her novel, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte portrays the theme of pride brilliantly through several characters and significant situations. During the 19th century, the people who openly expressed their feelings of pride were those in the upper elite classes for they were not as concerned about what others thought about them as those in the lower classes. The affluent members of society were satisfied with their status among the community and …

…characters of Jane, Mr. Rochester, and St. John have thoroughly demonstrated that the theme of pride can exist in several forms: reactionary pride, a sense of self-respect, fierce pride, and modest pride. It proved that our upbringing fully reflects on our pride within the future, creating dominant differences among all of us. Several situations can instigate our pride, while others can bring down our self-esteem and in doing so, destroy our personal feelings of pride.