In my opinion, the biggest theme in Jane Eyre is not to judge a book by its cover. Jane's appearance is describe to be plain and not very eye-catching, like most typical heroines. The maid Abbot describes her to us: "Yes," responded Abbot, "if she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care for such a little toad as that." So we can see that Jane's not to cute in most people's opinion. Because of that opinion, a lot of people judge her and don't get to know the real her, a deep, honest, and caring person hungry for knowledge. The same opinion is also made about Mr. Rochester. Even Jane at first concludes that he is not very handsome. She later decides that though he is not the social norm for handsome, he's just right for her. Mr. Rochester does not suffer the same as Jane though because of his large sums of money. The fact this theme is so prominent throughout Jane Eyre shows us that Charlotte Bronte understands very much that it is in human nature is to jump to conclusions. To not even open up and read the first page of the boring looking book.
Brontë, Charlotte, Fritz Eichenberg, and Bruce Rogers. Jane Eyre. New York: Random House, 1943. Print.
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