During Jane's short ten-year existence, many characters greatly influence her searching enquiry into the meaning of life. Bronte often juxtaposes Jane with characters that espouse strikingly different beliefs. Where Jane is seen as searching and questioning, these other characters hold strongly to one form or another of Evangelical Protestantism.

It is clear throughout the novel that Bronte displays a hostility toward those who use Religion to mollify people and abuse the title's of rank that they have assumed, for example, Brocklehurst. Paradoxically, Helen represents the fortitude that faith can bestow. It is easy to condemn Brocklehurst's religious doctrine, but here Bronte also undermines Helen's absolute religious beliefs through her blindness to oppression that is a consequence. Jane, however, is bold and observant, and whilst still in the process of forming her own opinions about life, valiantly declares: "I must resist those who punish me unjustly."(68) Jane is determined to find her Heaven on Earth.

racter in particular whose stoic belief in God prevails over injustice and her own death. Helen Burns is an inspiration for Jane as she overcomes the injustices and humiliation resultant from her elders that Jane is all too familiar with. Helen bases her beliefs and acti

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Approximate Word count = 636
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)