Jane Eyre: Question 4

The hero...hmmm....is it Mrs. Reed? No...John Reed! Probably not... maybe Adele? The hero in Jane Eyre....ooo! Jane Eyre? Got it :) Jane is definitely the protagonist of the novel. She is constantly running into antagonistic forces like poverty, hunger, and social class. Her heroic traits would include kindness, perseverance, courage, a really good moral compass, etc. Jane comes to some pretty tricky forks in the road throughout the novel and seems to always be able to pick the right route. Jane also has quite a few David-and-Goliath-esque moments. For example, she makes it through Lowend, the academy for orphaned girls that she attends from age 10-16. Their idea of an acceptable days meal was usually burned porridge, moldy bread, some cheese, and dirty water. Yum, right? She also must brave some serious temptation (Goliath!) when she discovers her fiancee, Rochester, secretly already has a wife. A half-crazed wife, yes. A wife no less. Due to her ridiculously straight moral compass, perseveres and makes the right decision. Jane represents the abstract idea of beauty. She may not be it on the outside, but she sure is model material on the inside. To bad few people take the time to actually get to know that.