I have no idea how well the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte reflects events in history because I did not live back in the 1800s. However, since Jane Eyre is a classic, I assume that the events written in it must accurately reflect history in that time. Responsibilities Charlotte Bronte believes in that were portrayed in her book first off include the rich and poor. I think the poor were treated with little respect and were not well liked at all by the upper class. One example of this was the way Mr.Rivers talked about the teaching job he was offering to Jane. " ' It is a village-school: your scholars will be only poor girls-cottagers' children-at the best, farmers' daughters' "(Bronte, page 432 paragraph 4). Another example was the way Jane was treated when she was homeless. When Jane was begging for food and employment, the townspeople shut the door in her face and wanted nothing to do with her. She only survived by the kindness of a few persons willing to give her the pigs' slob and to share part of his dinner of bread. I think Charlotte Bronte was probably influenced by the upper and lower classes in England during this time period and the way people treated the different ranks. She might also have been influenced by the ideas that the amount of wealth you had, determined the amount of respect you deserve.
Bronte, Charlotte. The Illustrated Jane Eyre. New York: Viking Studio. 2006. Print.
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