dependent. At Thornfield she’s a governess, Jane adapts to the new environment without the help of those around her. An independent woman has many characteristics; those include helping others, being happy by themselves, not being controlled by others, not requiring or relying on something or someone else and being free to their own will. In chapter thirteen, Jane helps Mr. Rodchester when he has an accident with his horse. Mr. Rodchester says, “...necessity compels me to make you useful...”, this proves to the reader that someone besides Jane saw her as an independent woman who can make herself dependable. From this point on, Jane is a new person, she’s strong and tough. Jane was always surrounded with wealth, but that wealth was not her own. Mr. Rodchester continuously babied her, but Jane did not think anything of it and didn’t care if she had a lot of money. Her main goal was to be a successful governess. Jane’s independency is shown when Mr. Rodchester started to baby her. She did not always accept what he wanted to buy her and this shows the reader that Jane was not devoted to money and his wealth. This makes Jane a stronger person because women that grow up poor are usually unhappy and they would change themselves so that they could acquire the wealth, but Jane was different. She stuck to who she was and did not fall for wealth. Things like money and wealth can change people, but it did not change who Jane Eyre was.In the novel Jane Eyre, there are many themes that people come up with. One that I agree with is the theme of aggressiveness and women becoming stronger. Jane is such a strong person from the beginning until the end. One literary device that was used in this book in conjunction with this theme is shown with this quote by Jane, “...send me to school soon Mrs. Reed, for I hate to live here...”(37). This shows foreshadowing of Jane’s independence. After this is stated...
